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Guide to the May 2018 Views of the

Electorate Research Survey

DEMOCRACY FUND VOTER STUDY GROUP DATA RELEASE NO 1.

DECEMBER 2018

About the Voter Study Group

The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group is a research collaboration of more than two dozen

analysts and scholars from across the political spectrum examining and delivering insights

on the evolving views of American voters.

As the 2016 presidential campaign unfolded, it became increasingly clear that the underlying

values and beliefs driving voter decisions need to be better understood. To that end, Henry

Olsen, John Sides, and Joe Goldman convened a politically diverse group of conservative,

progressive, and independent public opinion experts to study the electorate together. The

group seeks not to achieve consensus, but to engage in discussion about how the views of the

electorate are evolving and the implications of those changes on our democracy.

Our Mission

The research of the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group is designed to help policy makers

and thought leaders listen more closely, and respond more powerfully, to the views of

American voters. Our goal is to have more productive conversations where voters feel like

they are truly heard. We hope the study group’s research and analysis helps us understand

each other and make our democracy more functional.

Research

In partnership with YouGov, and led by research director John Sides, Voter Study Group

surveys large subsets of the American electorate over time. The 2018 VOTER Survey (Views

of the Electorate Research Survey), completed in May 2018, consists of responses from over

6,000 individuals, many of whom participated in prior surveys in 2011, 2012, and 2016. Our

unique longitudinal data allow for deep exploration of public opinion on the issues and

values that drive voter behavior.

The Voter Study Group is funded by the Democracy Fund.

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Participants

Voter Study Group experts join us from across the political spectrum and are leaders in their

elds, bringing with them a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Together, they

examine data and explore voter sentiments in order to help political leaders respond and

connect to the needs of Americans. Participants include:

Joe Goldman (President)

Henry Olsen (Project Director)

John Sides (Research Director)

Alicia Kolar Prevost (Manager)

Antoine Banks

Karlyn Bowman

Cathy Cohen

Michael Dimock

Lee Drutman

Emily Ekins

Morris Fiorina

Bernard Fraga

William A. Galston

Robert Grin

Robert P. Jones

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg

Taeku Lee

Tod Lindberg

Brink Lindsey

Dalia Mogahed

Hans Noel

Adrian D. Pantoja

Patrick Runi

Lauren Strayer

Ruy Teixeira

Ismail White

Vanessa Williamson

David Winston

Felicia Wong

Methodology

The 2018 VOTER Survey (Views of the Electorate Research Survey) was conducted by the

survey rm YouGov. In total, 6,005 adults (ages 18 and up) with internet access took the

survey online between April 5 and May 14, 2018. The reported margin of error is plus or

minus 2 percent.

Of this group, 4,705 respondents are long-term participants (“panelists”) in the VOTER

Survey, 500 respondents comprise a new over-sample of Hispanics, and 800 respondents

comprise a new over-sample of voters ages 18 to 24 (who were too young to be interviewed

in the earliest survey).

The earlier waves of the VOTER Survey proceeded as follows: Panelists were rst interviewed

by YouGov in 2011-2012 as part of the 2012 Cooperative Campaign Analysis Project (CCAP).

In that survey, 45,000 respondents were rst interviewed in December 2011 and were

interviewed a second time in one of the 45 weekly surveys between January 1 and November

8, 2012. After the 2012 election, 35,408 respondents were interviewed a third time. In

December 2016, 11,168 panelists from 2012 CCAP were invited to respond and 8,637 of

them (77 percent) completed the survey. YouGov also supplied measures of primary voting

behavior from the end of the primary period (July 2016), when these respondents had

been contacted as part of a dierent survey project. This December 2016 survey (N=8,000)

constitutes the rst VOTER Survey. The second survey, in July 2017, was the second VOTER

Survey (N=5000). This May 2018 survey is thus the third VOTER Survey.

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The table below shows how many respondents were interviewed in various combinations of

these surveys. Shaded areas indicate a completed interview:

Number of

respondents

December

2011

November

2012

July

2016

December

2016

July

2017

April

2018

4,052

2,381

948

619

1300

Note: The July 2016 data includes only presidential primary participation and vote choice. The N=34 are from a small

subset of respondents who were originally interviewed for the December 2016 survey but were not included in the

matched and weighted data for that survey. However, they were made eligible for interviewing in April 2018. The

N=1300 are the over-samples of Hispanics and 18- to 24-year-olds.

The 2012 CCAP was constructed using YouGov’s sample matching procedure. A stratied

sample is drawn from YouGov’s panel, which consists of people who have agreed to take

occasional surveys. The strata are dened by the combination of age, gender, race, and

education, and each stratum is sampled in proportion to its size in the U.S. population. Then,

each element of this sample is matched to a synthetic sampling frame that is constructed

from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey

Voting and Registration Supplement, and other databases. The matching procedure nds the

observation in the sample from YouGov’s panel that most closely matches each observation

in the synthetic sampling frame on a set of demographic characteristics. The resulting

sample is then weighted by a set of demographic and non-demographic variables (in the

dataset, this is the variable “weight”).

On average, YouGov’s methodology produces less bias across a series of benchmarks than do

other methodologies using online samples. For more information on the process see:

• Stephen Ansolabehere and Douglas Rivers, “Cooperative Survey Research,” Annual Review

of Political Science, 2013, Vol. 21: 1-23. Print.

• Courtney Kennedy, et al. “Evaluating Online Nonprobability Surveys,” Pew Research

Center, May 2, 2016. Available at: http://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2016/05/02/

evaluating-online-nonprobability-surveys/.

• Doug Rivers, “Pew Research: YouGov consistently outperforms competitors on accuracy,”

YouGov, May 13, 2016. Available at: https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/05/13/pew-

research-yougov/.

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Variable Names

Variables whose names end with “_2018” capture responses to this May 2018 survey.

Variables whose names end with “_2017” capture responses to this July 2017 survey.

Variables whose names end with “ _2016” capture responses to the December 2016 wave

of the survey. The exception were three variables about the presidential primary that were

asked in July 2016 (pp_primary16_2016, pp_demprim16_2016, pp_repprim16_2016).

Variables whose names end with “_2012” capture responses to the November 2012 wave of

the survey, which was conducted after the 2012 election.

Variables whose names end with “_baseline” capture responses to the December 2011 wave

of the survey.

Sample Weights

The data le includes all respondents ever interviewed as part of the VOTER Survey. Thus, it

is important to use the correct weight depending on the specic subset of respondents being

analyzed. Those weights are:

• weight_2016: analysis of the December 2016 survey (N=8,000)

• weight_2017: analysis of the July 2017 survey (N=5,000)

• weight_panel: analysis of the panelists in the May 2018 survey (N=4,705)

• weight_overall: analysis of the entire May 2018 survey, including panelists as well as the

Latino and 18-24-year-old over-samples (N=6,005)

• weight_latino: analysis of the May 2018 Latino over-sample (N=500)

• weight_18_24: analysis of the May 2018 over-sample of 18-24-year -olds (N=800)

Citation

To reference the 2018 VOTER Survey, please use this protocol:

Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. VIEWS OF THE ELECTORATE RESEARCH SURVEY, May

2018. [Computer File] Release 1: December 11, 2018. Washington, D.C.: Democracy Fund Voter

Study Group [producer] https://www.voterstudygroup.org/.

Variables

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case_identifier

Case ID - Unique across waves

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add_confirm_2018

Is the name and address displayed above correct?

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This survey includes questions about your community and state. According to our

records your name and current address is: [NAME and ADDRESS]

Is the name and address displayed above correct?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,742 1 Yes

944 2 No

3,648 .

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inputzip_2018

Current zip code

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[Asked of those who said “No” in add_confirm_baseline:] So that we can ask you

about the news and events in your area, in what zip code do you currently

reside?

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votereg_2018

Voter Registration Status

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Are you currently registered to vote?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,540 1 Yes

376 2 No

89 3 Don't know

3,329 .

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votereg_f_2018

Voter Registration Status - Same zip

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Is [ZIP] the zip code where you are registered to vote?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,348 1 Yes

192 2 No

3,794 .

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regzip_2018

zip code registered to vote

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[If votereg_f_2016=No:] I am registered to vote at this zip code:

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inputstate2_2018

State of Residence (add)

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What is your state of residence?

Freq. Label

71 Alabama

9 Alaska

175 Arizona

47 Arkansas

620 California

107 Colorado

70 Connecticut

22 Delaware

16 District of Columbia

477 Florida

195 Georgia

16 Hawaii

49 Idaho

233 Illinois

114 Indiana

84 Iowa

66 Kansas

67 Kentucky

66 Louisiana

29 Maine

94 Maryland

133 Massachusetts

192 Michigan

89 Minnesota

41 Mississippi

126 Missouri

28 Montana

39 Nebraska

67 Nevada

32 New Hampshire

157 New Jersey

57 New Mexico

332 New York

158 North Carolina

7 North Dakota

218 Ohio

52 Oklahoma

97 Oregon

332 Pennsylvania

25 Rhode Island

62 South Carolina

22 South Dakota

104 Tennessee

427 Texas

51 Utah

24 Vermont

141 Virginia

170 Washington

41 West Virginia

142 Wisconsin

12 Wyoming

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vote18_2018

Vote party in district

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If an election for U.S. Congress were being held today, who would you vote for

in the district where you live? [order of Republican and Democrat randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,065 1 The Republican Party candidate

2,609 2 The Democratic Party candidate

188 3 Other

895 4 Not sure

235 5 I would not vote

3,342 .

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vote18_other_2018

Lean to Republican or Democratic

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[If “other,” “not sure,” or “would not vote”:] If you had to choose, would you

lean more toward the Republican Party candidate or the Democratic Party

candidate? [order of Republican and Democrat randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

329 1 The Republican Party candidate

306 2 The Democratic Party candidate

680 3 Not sure

8,019 .

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trumpapp_2018

Approval of Trump as President

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as

President?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,379 1 Strongly Approve

1,099 2 Somewhat Approve

548 3 Somewhat Disapprove

2,781 4 Strongly Disapprove

178 5 Don't know

3,349 .

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trumpfeel_2018

Feelings toward Trump

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Which one of the following statements best describes your feelings toward Donald

Trump?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,514 1 Like personally and approve of

most policies

180 2 Like personally but disapprove

of most policies

1,002 3 Don't like personally but

approve of most policies

3,017 4 Don't like personally and

disapprove of most policies

275 8 Don't know

3,346 .

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fav_trump_2018

Favorability - Donald Trump

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

DONALD TRUMP [Order of people randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,468 1 Very favorable

906 2 Somewhat favorable

479 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,956 4 Very unfavorable

153 8 Don't know

3,372 .

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fav_ryan_2018

Favorability - Paul Ryan

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PAUL RYAN

Freq. Numeric Label

401 1 Very favorable

1,288 2 Somewhat favorable

1,307 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,291 4 Very unfavorable

668 8 Don't know

3,379 .

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fav_obama_2018

Favorability - Barack Obama

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BARACK OBAMA

Freq. Numeric Label

2,329 1 Very favorable

867 2 Somewhat favorable

507 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,111 4 Very unfavorable

144 8 Don't know

3,376 .

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fav_hrc_2018

Favorability - Hillary Clinton

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HILLARY CLINTON

Freq. Numeric Label

910 1 Very favorable

1,432 2 Somewhat favorable

711 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,711 4 Very unfavorable

200 8 Don't know

3,370 .

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fav_sanders_2018

Favorability - Bernie Sanders

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BERNIE SANDERS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,302 1 Very favorable

1,589 2 Somewhat favorable

873 3 Somewhat unfavorable

1,822 4 Very unfavorable

377 8 Don't know

3,371 .

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fav_putin_2018

Favorability - Vladimir Putin

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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Freq. Numeric Label

106 1 Very favorable

356 2 Somewhat favorable

1,122 3 Somewhat unfavorable

3,819 4 Very unfavorable

555 8 Don't know

3,376 .

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fav_schumer_2018

Favorability - Chuck Schumer

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CHUCK SCHUMER

Freq. Numeric Label

573 1 Very favorable

1,277 2 Somewhat favorable

701 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,029 4 Very unfavorable

1,352 8 Don't know

3,402 .

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fav_pelosi_2018

Favorability - Nancy Pelosi

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NANCY PELOSI

Freq. Numeric Label

564 1 Very favorable

1,378 2 Somewhat favorable

727 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,575 4 Very unfavorable

710 8 Don't know

3,380 .

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fav_comey_2018

Favorability - James Comey

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JAMES COMEY

Freq. Numeric Label

583 1 Very favorable

1,322 2 Somewhat favorable

955 3 Somewhat unfavorable

1,756 4 Very unfavorable

1,335 8 Don't know

3,383 .

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fav_mueller_2018

Favorability - Robert Mueller

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ROBERT MUELLER

Freq. Numeric Label

1,483 1 Very favorable

959 2 Somewhat favorable

760 3 Somewhat unfavorable

1,339 4 Very unfavorable

1,411 8 Don't know

3,382 .

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fav_mcconnell_2018

Favorability - Mitch McConnell

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MITCH MCCONNELL

Freq. Numeric Label

136 1 Very favorable

805 2 Somewhat favorable

1,321 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,490 4 Very unfavorable

1,189 8 Don't know

3,393 .

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systems_leader_2018

Political systems governing this country - Having a strong leader

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Here are various types of political systems. For each one, would you say it is a

very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad way of governing this country?

HAVING A STRONG LEADER WHO DOES NOT HAVE TO BOTHER WITH CONGRESS AND ELECTIONS

[Order of political systems randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

375 1 Very good

768 2 Fairly good

1,333 3 Fairly bad

3,476 4 Very bad

3,382 .

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systems_army_2018

Political systems governing this country - Having the army rule

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HAVING THE ARMY RULE

Freq. Numeric Label

189 1 Very good

625 2 Fairly good

1,150 3 Fairly bad

3,962 4 Very bad

3,408 .

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systems_democ_2018

Political systems governing this country - Having a democratic political system

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HAVING A DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL SYSTEM

Freq. Numeric Label

3,502 1 Very good

1,843 2 Fairly good

368 3 Fairly bad

242 4 Very bad

3,379 .

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governed_2018

Importance - governed democratically -- governed

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How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed

democratically?

Freq. Numeric

65 1

14 2

36 3

36 4

215 5

199 6

283 7

582 8

864 9

3,697 10

3,379 .

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view1_2018

Closest view

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Which of these statements is closest to your view? [order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

4,801 1 Democracy is preferable to any

other kind of government.

849 2 In some circumstances, a

non-democratic government can be

preferable.

307 3 For someone like me, it doesn't

matter what kind of government

we have.

3,377 .

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satisf_dem_2018

Satisfy - democracy in US

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Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in the United

States?

Freq. Numeric Label

609 1 Very satisfied

3,078 2 Fairly satisfied

1,833 3 Not very satisfied

460 4 Not at all satisfied

3,354 .

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view2_2018

Closer view

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Which of these two statements come closer to your view? [order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

468 1 Since the president was elected

to lead the country, he should

not be bound by laws or court

decisions that he thinks are wrong

5,496 2 The president must always obey

the laws and the courts, even if

he thinks they are wrong.

3,370 .

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inst_court_2018

Confidence - Supreme Court

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Here is a list of institutions in American society. How much confidence do you

have in each one? SUPREME COURT [order of institutions randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

788 1 A great deal

1,967 2 Quite a lot

2,486 3 Some

714 4 Very little

3,379 .

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inst_media_2018

Confidence - news media

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NEWS MEDIA

Freq. Numeric Label

510 1 A great deal

1,218 2 Quite a lot

1,515 3 Some

2,714 4 Very little

3,377 .

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inst_congress_2018

Confidence - Congress

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CONGRESS

Freq. Numeric Label

146 1 A great deal

576 2 Quite a lot

2,329 3 Some

2,897 4 Very little

3,386 .

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inst_justice_2018

Confidence - Justice Department

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

520 1 A great deal

1,585 2 Quite a lot

2,580 3 Some

1,276 4 Very little

3,373 .

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inst_FBI_2018

Confidence - FBI

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FBI

Freq. Numeric Label

872 1 A great deal

1,714 2 Quite a lot

2,142 3 Some

1,228 4 Very little

3,378 .

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inst_military_2018

Confidence - military

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MILITARY

Freq. Numeric Label

1,951 1 A great deal

2,124 2 Quite a lot

1,430 3 Some

453 4 Very little

3,376 .

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inst_church_2018

Confidence - church

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THE CHURCH OR ORGANIZED RELIGION

Freq. Numeric Label

877 1 A great deal

1,388 2 Quite a lot

1,820 3 Some

1,867 4 Very little

3,382 .

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inst_business_2018

Confidence - Big business

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BIG BUSINESS

Freq. Numeric Label

187 1 A great deal

878 2 Quite a lot

2,380 3 Some

2,510 4 Very little

3,379 .

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track_2018

Direction of country

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Would you say things in this country today are... [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,053 1 Generally headed in the right

direction

3,320 2 Off on the wrong track

616 3 Don't know

3,345 .

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persfinretro_2018

Change in personal finances over past year

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Would you say that you and your family are...[randomize order of “better” and

“worse”]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,312 1 Better off financially than you

were a year ago

3,292 2 About the same financially as

you were a year ago

1,174 3 Worse off financially than you

were a year ago

203 4 Don't know

3,353 .

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econtrend_2018

Change in economy

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Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse? [randomize order

of “better” and “worse”]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,040 1 Getting better

2,074 2 About the same

1,464 3 Getting worse

396 4 Don't know

3,360 .

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life_2018

Change in life of America

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In general, would you say life in America today is better, worse, or about the

same as it was fifty years ago for people like you? [randomize order of “better”

and “worse”]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,873 1 Better

1,170 2 About the same

2,455 3 Worse

488 4 Don't know

3,348 .

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stranger_2018

Agreement - These days I feel like a stranger

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How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: These days I feel like a

stranger in my own country

Freq. Numeric Label

929 1 Strongly agree

2,103 2 Mostly agree

2,078 3 Mostly disagree

862 4 Strongly disagree

3,362 .

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trustgovt_2018

Trust the government in Washington

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How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to

do what is right?

Freq. Numeric Label

100 1 Just about always

928 2 Most of the time

4,938 3 Some of the time

3,368 .

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immi_contribution_2018

Illegal immigrants - contribution or drain

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Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society

or are a drain? [randomize order of “mostly make a contribution’ and “mostly a

drain”]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,515 1 Mostly make a contribution

676 2 Neither

2,346 3 Mostly a drain

448 8 Don't know

3,349 .

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immi_naturalize_2018

Illegal immigrants naturalize

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Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in

the United States to become U.S. citizens? [randomize order of favor and oppose]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,392 1 Favor

1,739 2 Oppose

855 8 Don't know

3,348 .

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immi_makedifficult_2018

Hardness for foreigners to immigrate to US

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Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US

legally than it is currently? [randomize option order 1-5 vs. 5-1]

Freq. Numeric Label

661 1 Much easier

1,061 2 Slightly easier

1,478 3 No change

1,086 4 Slightly harder

1,281 5 Much harder

423 8 Don't know

3,344 .

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immi_muslim_2018

Favor - temporarily banning Muslims

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Do you favor or oppose temporarily banning Muslims from other countries from

entering the United States? [randomize option order 1-4 vs. 4-1]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,394 1 Strongly favor

1,042 2 Somewhat favor

1,025 3 Somewhat oppose

1,792 4 Strongly oppose

715 8 Don't know

3,366 .

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immi_stay_2018

Favor - legal dreamer

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Do you favor or oppose allowing young adults who were brought to the United

States illegally as children to stay and work here legally? [randomize option

order 1-4 vs. 4-1]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,398 1 Strongly favor

1,514 2 Somewhat favor

832 3 Somewhat oppose

776 4 Strongly oppose

457 8 Don't know

3,357 .

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immi_num_2018

Allowance of yearly immigrants amount

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Currently the federal government caps the number of immigrants it allows into

the country each year. Do you think the government should increase the number of

immigrants it allows in each year, decrease the number, or keep it about the

same? [randomize increase and decrease]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,033 1 Increase

2,914 2 Keep about the same

2,023 3 Decrease

3,364 .

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immi_region_eur_2018

Allowance - Europe

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Should immigration from the following parts of the world be increased,

decreased, or kept the same? EUROPE [randomize order of location]

Freq. Numeric Label

953 1 Increase

3,929 2 Keep about the same

1,041 3 Decrease

3,411 .

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immi_region_latin_2018

Allowance - Mexico

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MEXICO

Freq. Numeric Label

808 1 Increase

2,986 2 Keep about the same

2,128 3 Decrease

3,412 .

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immi_region_mid_2018

Allowance - Middle East

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MIDDLE EAST

Freq. Numeric Label

590 1 Increase

2,635 2 Keep about the same

2,702 3 Decrease

3,407 .

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immi_region_india_2018

Allowance - India

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INDIA

Freq. Numeric Label

695 1 Increase

3,601 2 Keep about the same

1,611 3 Decrease

3,427 .

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immi_region_china_2018

Allowance - China

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CHINA

Freq. Numeric Label

619 1 Increase

3,443 2 Keep about the same

1,867 3 Decrease

3,405 .

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immi_region_afr_2018

Allowance - Africa

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AFRICA

Freq. Numeric Label

748 1 Increase

3,385 2 Keep about the same

1,788 3 Decrease

3,413 .

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immi_legal_2018

Legally immigrate emphasis

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When determining who should be allowed to legally immigrate to the United

States, should greater emphasis be given to…[randomize the order of #1-2]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,507 1 The applicant's ties to family

members in the U.S.

3,058 2 The job skills of an applicant

1,414 8 Don't know

3,355 .

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tax_2018

Favor - new tax plan

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Do you favor or oppose the tax plan that was passed by Congress and signed into

law by President Trump?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,101 1 Strongly favor

1,141 2 Somewhat favor

840 3 Somewhat oppose

1,892 4 Strongly oppose

1,009 8 Don't know

3,351 .

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tax_class_you_2018

New tax - you

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From what you know of this plan, do you think each of the following will be

better off, worse off, or about the same? YOU AND YOUR FAMILY [order of

responses randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,539 1 Better off

1,606 2 Worse off

2,181 3 About the same

636 8 Don't know

3,372 .

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tax_class_economy_2018

New tax - economy

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THE ECONOMY

Freq. Numeric Label

1,958 1 Better off

2,128 2 Worse off

1,122 3 About the same

749 8 Don't know

3,377 .

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tax_class_poor_2018

New tax - poor

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THE POOR

Freq. Numeric Label

1,465 1 Better off

2,590 2 Worse off

1,244 3 About the same

653 8 Don't know

3,382 .

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tax_class_wealthy_2018

New tax - wealthy

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THE WEALTHY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,710 1 Better off

352 2 Worse off

1,246 3 About the same

642 8 Don't know

3,384 .

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tax_class_middle_2018

New tax - middle class

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THE MIDDLE CLASS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,700 1 Better off

2,351 2 Worse off

1,277 3 About the same

621 8 Don't know

3,385 .

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tax_self_2018

New tax plan lower taxes for you

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Do you think that this plan will lower taxes for people like you?[randomize

yes/no]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,855 1 Yes

2,981 2 No

1,150 8 Don't know

3,348 .

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tax_goal_growth_2018

Importance - Stimulate the economy

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Regardless of how you feel about this tax plan, how important are each of these

goals in reforming the tax system? STIMULATE THE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY

[randomize order of goals]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,872 1 Very Important

1,683 2 Somewhat Important

273 3 Not very Important

106 4 Unimportant

3,400 .

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tax_goal_corpor_2018

Importance - Lower taxes on corporations

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LOWER TAXES ON CORPORATIONS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,116 1 Very Important

1,643 2 Somewhat Important

1,453 3 Not very Important

1,710 4 Unimportant

3,412 .

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tax_goal_wealthy_2018

Importance - Lower taxes for wealthy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LOWER TAXES FOR WEALTHY

Freq. Numeric Label

563 1 Very Important

1,002 2 Somewhat Important

1,681 3 Not very Important

2,682 4 Unimportant

3,406 .

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tax_goal_middle_2018

Importance - Lower taxes for middle class

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LOWER TAXES FOR MIDDLE CLASS

Freq. Numeric Label

3,345 1 Very Important

2,038 2 Somewhat Important

393 3 Not very Important

145 4 Unimportant

3,413 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

tax_goal_poor_2018

Importance - Lower taxes for poor

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LOWER TAXES FOR POOR

Freq. Numeric Label

3,344 1 Very Important

1,578 2 Somewhat Important

614 3 Not very Important

393 4 Unimportant

3,405 .

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tax_goal_federal_2018

Importance - Reduce the federal deficit

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT

Freq. Numeric Label

3,055 1 Very Important

2,175 2 Somewhat Important

510 3 Not very Important

193 4 Unimportant

3,401 .

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tax_goal_you_2018

Importance - Lower taxes for me

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LOWER TAXES FOR ME AND MY FAMILY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,115 1 Very Important

1,925 2 Somewhat Important

686 3 Not very Important

200 4 Unimportant

3,408 .

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tax_corp_2018

New tax on corporations to economy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The tax plan that recently passed lowers taxes on corporations. Do you think

this will help the economy, hurt the economy, or not make much difference?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,221 1 Help the economy

1,609 2 Hurt the economy

1,358 3 Will not make much difference

793 8 Don't know

3,353 .

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tax_rich_2018

New tax on wealthiest Americans to economy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The tax plan that recently passed lowers taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Do

you think this will help the economy, hurt the economy, or not make much

difference?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,229 1 Help the economy

2,428 2 Hurt the economy

1,605 3 Will not make much difference

671 8 Don't know

3,401 .

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taxdoug_2018

Raise taxes for the wealthy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor raising taxes on families with incomes over $200,000 per year?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,471 1 Yes

1,674 2 No

844 3 Don't know

3,345 .

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tax_sys_2018

Compare economic system before and after 2008

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thinking about the US economic system in general, compared with before the 2008

financial crisis, do you think the US economic system is: [randomize order of

“more secure” and “less secure”]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,526 1 More secure today than it was

before the 2008 economic crisis

1,999 2 No more or less secure than it

was before the 2008 economic

crisis

1,446 3 Less secure than it was before

the 2008 economic crisis

1,006 8 Don't know

3,357 .

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regula_2018

New regulations after 2008 cause another financial crisis

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say that new regulations on Wall Street and the financial industry

passed since the 2008 financial crisis will make another financial crisis…

Freq. Numeric Label

1,213 1 Less likely

1,194 2 More likely

1,956 3 Won't make much difference

1,599 8 Don't know

3,372 .

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marij_2018

Marijuana legal problem

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think the use of marijuana should be legal, or not? [randomize order of

responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,220 1 Should be legal

2,009 2 Should not be legal

753 8 Don't know

3,352 .

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nkorea_2018

North Korea's nuclear weapons

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these comes closest to your opinion?

Freq. Numeric Label

957 1 North Korea's development of

nuclear weapons is a threat to

the U.S. that requires military

action now.

3,836 2 North Korea's development of

nuclear weapons is a threat that

can be contained right now.

393 3 North Korea's development of

nuclear weapons is not a threat

to the U.S. at all.

801 8 Don't know

3,347 .

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speech_2018

Opinion statements - public speech

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following two statements comes closer to your own view? [randomize

order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,498 1 People should be allowed to

express unpopular opinions in

public, even those that are

deeply offensive to other

people.

1,626 2 Government should prevent people

from engaging in hate speech

against certain groups in

public.

843 8 Don't know

3,367 .

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amendment_2018

Favor - amendment of burn American flag

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress and

state governments to make it illegal to burn the American flag?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,040 1 Strongly favor

820 2 Somewhat favor

772 3 Somewhat oppose

1,672 4 Strongly oppose

678 8 Don't know

3,352 .

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anthem_2018

Favor - football players kneeling

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you approve or disapprove of football players protesting by kneeling during

the national anthem?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,517 1 Strongly approve

796 2 Somewhat approve

624 3 Somewhat disapprove

2,543 4 Strongly disapprove

492 8 Don't know

3,362 .

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CR_touch_2018

House Representative keep in touch with local people

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How good a job would you say your U.S. Representative [PRELOAD: name of U.S.

House Representative] does of keeping in touch with the people in your district?

[randomize response order 1-4 vs. 4-1]

Freq. Numeric Label

939 1 Very good job

2,292 2 Fairly good job

1,306 3 Fairly poor job

1,386 4 Very poor job

3,411 .

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CR_careA_2018

Representative - country as a whole

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much does your U.S. Representative [PRELOAD: name of U.S. House

Representative] care about: THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE [randomize order of items]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,807 1 A great deal

2,274 2 Some

1,093 3 Not much

652 4 Not at all

3,508 .

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CR_careB_2018

Representative - political party's agenda

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HIS/HER POLITICAL PARTY’S AGENDA

Freq. Numeric Label

2,964 1 A great deal

2,225 2 Some

403 3 Not much

229 4 Not at all

3,513 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CR_careC_2018

Representative - campaign donors

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HIS/HER CAMPAIGN DONORS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,966 1 A great deal

2,156 2 Some

461 3 Not much

238 4 Not at all

3,513 .

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CR_careD_2018

Representative - people like you

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PEOPLE LIKE YOU

Freq. Numeric Label

1,143 1 A great deal

1,970 2 Some

1,352 3 Not much

1,343 4 Not at all

3,526 .

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CR_careE_2018

Representative - local community

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Freq. Numeric Label

1,529 1 A great deal

2,152 2 Some

1,299 3 Not much

843 4 Not at all

3,511 .

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CR_careF_2018

Representative - political career

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HIS/HER POLITICAL CAREER

Freq. Numeric Label

3,528 1 A great deal

1,732 2 Some

350 3 Not much

211 4 Not at all

3,513 .

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CR_careG_2018

Representative - policy priorities

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HIS/HER POLICY PRIORITIES

Freq. Numeric Label

2,857 1 A great deal

2,169 2 Some

508 3 Not much

285 4 Not at all

3,515 .

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CR_careH_2018

Representative - your political views

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,028 1 A great deal

2,008 2 Some

1,292 3 Not much

1,502 4 Not at all

3,504 .

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parties_2018

Two parties doing good job

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In your view, do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job of

representing the American people, or do they do such a poor job that a third

major party is needed? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,851 1 Do adequate job

4,036 2 Third party is needed

3,447 .

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represent_dem_2018

Represent - Democratic Party

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How well represented do you personally feel by: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY [randomize

order of parties]

Freq. Numeric Label

616 1 Very well-represented

1,986 2 Somewhat well-represented

998 3 Somewhat poorly represented

2,287 4 Very poorly represented

3,447 .

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represent_rep_2018

Represent - Republican Party

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Freq. Numeric Label

422 1 Very well-represented

1,640 2 Somewhat well-represented

1,265 3 Somewhat poorly represented

2,570 4 Very poorly represented

3,437 .

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prio_dem_2018

Democratic Party's bigger priority

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which do you think is the Democratic Party’s bigger priority? [randomize order

of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

4,161 1 Pursuing its own policy goals

1,756 2 Addressing the concerns you have

3,417 .

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prio_rep_2018

Republican Party's bigger priority

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which do you think is the Republican Party’s bigger priority? [randomize order

of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

4,634 1 Pursuing its own policy goals

1,292 2 Addressing the concerns you have

3,408 .

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third_econ_2018

Third party involve economic issues

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you were to vote for a new third party, where would you like it to stand on

economic issues—like how much the government spends and how many services it

provides?

Freq. Numeric Label

894 1 More liberal than the Democratic

Party

782 2 About where the Democratic Party

is now

2,361 3 In between the Democratic Party

and the Republican Party

497 4 About where the Republican Party

is now

1,390 5 More conservative than the

Republican Party

3,410 .

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third_soc_2018

Third party involve social and cultural issues

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you were to vote for a new third party, where would you like it to stand on

social and cultural issues—like abortion and same-sex marriage?

Freq. Numeric Label

974 1 More liberal than the Democratic

Party

1,331 2 About where the Democratic Party

is now

1,711 3 In between the Democratic Party

and the Republican Party

724 4 About where the Republican Party

is now

1,140 5 More conservative than the

Republican Party

3,454 .

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third_immi_2018

Third party involve issue of immigration

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you were to vote for a new third party, where would you like it to stand on

the issue of immigration?

Freq. Numeric Label

687 1 More liberal than the Democratic

Party

1,296 2 About where the Democratic Party

is now

1,682 3 In between the Democratic Party

and the Republican Party

795 4 About where the Republican Party

is now

1,452 5 More conservative than the

Republican Party

3,422 .

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democracy_2018

Democracy statements

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which statements corresponds more closely to your view of democracy? [randomize

order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,860 1 In a democracy, the opinions of

the majority should govern as

long as they don't infringe on

the rights of the minority.

2,164 2 In a democracy, the majority

should take into account the

preferences of the minority in

governing.

913 8 Don't know

3,397 .

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elect_2018

Electing system

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How satisfied are you with our system of electing members of the U.S. House of

Representatives?

Freq. Numeric Label

843 1 Very satisfied

2,406 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,273 3 Not very satisfied

743 4 Not at all satisfied

702 8 Don't know

3,367 .

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house_amount_2018

House Representatives representing amount

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Each member of the House of Representatives currently represents an average of

700,000 people. Is that:

Freq. Numeric Label

297 1 Too few

1,929 2 Too many

2,164 3 About right

1,574 8 Don't know

3,370 .

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house_mem_2018

House Representatives member amount

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Since 1910, U.S. House has had 435 members even though the U.S. population has

more than tripled since then. Which comes closer to your view? [randomize order

of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,726 1 The House should continue to

have 435 members or else it will

become too large and hard to

manage.

1,879 2 The House should increase the

number of members so that the

ratio of House members to the

U.S. population comes closer t

1,348 8 Don't know

3,381 .

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party_perc_2018

Party percentage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important to you is it that the percentage of seats a party holds in the

U.S. House of Representative corresponds closely to its percentage of total

votes cast nationally for the U.S. House of Representatives?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,482 1 Very Important

1,937 2 Somewhat Important

669 3 Not very Important

396 4 Unimportant

1,477 8 Don't know

3,373 .

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electway_2018

Ways of electing House Representatives

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are two ways to elect candidates to office such as the U.S. House of

Representatives. Which one do you prefer? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,779 1 Voters select the single

candidate they most prefer. Then

the winner is the candidate with

the most votes.

1,317 2 Voters rank candidates on the

ballot in their order of

preference; the winner is the

most popular candidate overall,

taking into account voters’ second,

``````````````````````````````````````````third and other choices.

858 8 Don't know

3,380 .

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electway_pref_2018

Prefer the way of electing House Representatives

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If select #1-2 in the question above, ask:] Do you strongly or somewhat prefer

that option?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,547 1 Strongly prefer

2,530 2 Somewhat prefer

4,257 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

electway2_2018

Ways of electing House Representatives 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following ways of electing representatives to the U.S. House would

you prefer? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,512 1 All congressional districts have

a single representative, but it

is possible for a party to

control a majority of seats in the

U.S. House while winning less than

half of the national votes cast for

the U.S House

1,956 2 Congressional districts are

larger and have multiple

representatives instead of a

single representative, but the

percent of U.S. House seats won by

each party is closer to its percentage

of the national votes cast for the

U.S. House

2,471 8 Don't know

3,395 .

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electway3_2018

Ways of electing House Representatives 3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now which of the following ways of electing representatives to the U.S. House

would you prefer? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,412 1 All congressional districts have

a single representative, but

most U.S. House elections are

not competitive because districts tend

to be dominated by voters from one

party

2,373 2 Congressional districts are

larger and have multiple

representatives instead of a

single representative, but

almost all U.S. House elections are

competitive

2,104 8 Don't know

3,445 .

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electway4_2018

Ways of electing House Representatives 4

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now which of the following ways of electing representatives to the U.S. House

would you prefer? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

882 1 People elect representatives by

voting for a party rather than

for a single individual. Each

party receives a percentage of seats

``````````````````````````````````````````in the legislature that is roughly

``````````````````````````````````````````equal to the percentage of the vote

``````````````````````````````````````````that this party received.

3,379 2 People elect representatives by

voting for individuals rather

than for parties. Each party

gets the number of seats in the

legislature that its individual

candidates win, regardless of the

percentage of votes cast for that

party’s candidates overall.

1,663 8 Don't know

3,410 .

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elect_sena_2018

Electing system for Senators

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How satisfied are you with our system of electing Senators?

Freq. Numeric Label

875 1 Very satisfied

2,834 2 Somewhat satisfied

989 3 Not very satisfied

522 4 Not at all satisfied

748 8 Don't know

3,366 .

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senators_2018

U.S. Senators statement

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Under the Constitution, each state has 2 U.S. Senators regardless of the state's

population. Which comes closer to your view:[randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,845 1 This system is good because

smaller states should have as

much influence in the Senate as

larger states.

1,211 2 This system is flawed because

smaller states have too much

influence in the Senate.

899 8 Don't know

3,379 .

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sena_hous_2018

Senator term compare to House term

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Under our system, a U.S. Senator serves for a 6-year term before the next

election, compared to a 2-year term for members of the U.S. House of

Representatives. Which comes closer to your view:

Freq. Numeric Label

3,063 1 Senate terms should be shorter.

Senators should face more

frequent elections in order to

be in better touch with voters.

2,820 2 Senate terms are the right

length. Senators should pursue

the country's best interests

without always having to worry

about the next election.

3,451 .

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elect_pres_2018

Electing system for president

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How satisfied are you with our system of electing the president?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,459 1 Very satisfied

1,789 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,266 3 Not very satisfied

1,179 4 Not at all satisfied

283 8 Don't know

3,358 .

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pres_syst_2018

Support changing electing system for president

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Under the Electoral College system used in U.S. presidential elections, two of

the last five presidential elections have been won by the candidate who did not

receive the most votes nationally. Would you support changing the system to

guarantee that the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote

would also win a majority of Electoral College votes?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,071 1 Strongly support

1,022 2 Somewhat support

491 3 Somewhat oppose

1,618 4 Strongly oppose

762 8 Don't know

3,370 .

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pop_vote_2018

Support candidate who wins national popular vote

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor a system where each state commits it votes in the Electoral College

to the candidate who wins the national popular vote?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,391 1 Strongly support

1,088 2 Somewhat support

699 3 Somewhat oppose

1,514 4 Strongly oppose

1,271 8 Don't know

3,371 .

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legis_2018

Who draft legislation in Congress

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Who you think is most responsible for drafting legislation in Congress?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,129 1 Member of Congress themselves

1,310 2 The staff who work for members

of Congress

2,388 3 Outside lobbying groups

1,143 8 Don't know

3,364 .

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fund_cong_2018

Congress funds over last ten years

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Over the last ten years, do you think Congress has increased or decreased how

much it funds its own office and staff, or kept this funding about the same?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,485 1 Increased funding by a lot

1,057 2 Increased funding by a little

529 3 Kept funding about the same

185 4 Decreased funding by a little

134 5 Decreased funding by a lot

1,580 8 Don't know

3,364 .

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fund_hous_2018

House funds

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the House of Representatives, the money given to members to set up and fund

their offices and hire staff has actually decreased by over 16% since 2010.

Thinking about your Rep. [PRELOAD: NAME]’s office and staff, do you favor:

Freq. Numeric Label

634 1 Increases funding for

[NAME]’s office and

staff

2,652 2 Keeping funding the same for

[NAME]’s office and

staff

1,308 3 Decreasing funding for

[NAME]’s office and

staff

1,364 8 Don't know

3,376 .

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faithA_2018

Agreement - vote on important policy issues

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you agree or disagree with each of these statements? IT WOULD BE BETTER TO

LET PEOPLE VOTE ON IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUES RATHER THAN LEAVE THEM TO ELECTED

REPRESENTATIVES. [randomize order of statements]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,287 1 Strongly agree

1,880 2 Somewhat agree

1,323 3 Neither agree nor disagree

819 4 Somewhat disagree

594 5 Strongly disagree

3,431 .

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faithB_2018

Agreement - no American people

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE “AMERICAN PEOPLE,” ONLY LOTS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS.

Freq. Numeric Label

807 1 Strongly agree

1,419 2 Somewhat agree

1,344 3 Neither agree nor disagree

1,044 4 Somewhat disagree

1,279 5 Strongly disagree

3,441 .

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faithC_2018

Agreement - problems facing this country are too important

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE PROBLEMS FACING THIS COUNTRY ARE JUST TOO IMPORTANT TO LEAVE TO ORDINARY

PEOPLE TO FIX.

Freq. Numeric Label

537 1 Strongly agree

1,187 2 Somewhat agree

1,520 3 Neither agree nor disagree

1,381 4 Somewhat disagree

1,270 5 Strongly disagree

3,439 .

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disagree_2018

Americans disagree politically

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which better describes your view of why Americans disagree politically?

[randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,383 1 Our disagreements are rooted in

divides over fundamental values

that cannot be resolved.

3,487 2 Our disagreements are rooted in

real differences, but these can

be overcome.

3,464 .

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improper_2018

Members of the Trump campaign had improper contact with Russia

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think members of the Trump campaign did or did not have improper contact

with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,045 1 Definitely did

1,011 2 Probably did

858 3 Probably did not

1,455 4 Definitely did not

598 8 Don't know

3,367 .

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russA_2018

Russian - Donald Trump accepted assistance

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A special counsel, Robert Mueller, and two congressional committees are

currently investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 election. If any of the

following conclusions came out from the investigations, how serious do you think

it would be for the Trump administration?

DONALD TRUMP ACCEPTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DURING THE 2016

ELECTION CAMPAIGN. [order of statements randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,279 1 Very serious

909 2 Somewhat serious

482 3 Not very serious

552 4 Not at all serious

652 8 Don't know

3,460 .

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russB_2018

Russian - staff accepted assistance

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MEMBERS OF DONALD TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN STAFF ACCEPTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE RUSSIAN

GOVERNMENT DURING THE 2016 ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

Freq. Numeric Label

2,862 1 Very serious

1,169 2 Somewhat serious

633 3 Not very serious

567 4 Not at all serious

645 8 Don't know

3,458 .

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russC_2018

Russian - Donald Trump sought assistance

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DONALD TRUMP SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DURING THE 2016

ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

Freq. Numeric Label

3,215 1 Very serious

967 2 Somewhat serious

493 3 Not very serious

559 4 Not at all serious

641 8 Don't know

3,459 .

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russD_2018

Russian - attempted to obstruct the investigation

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AS PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP OR HIS SENIOR STAFF ATTEMPTED TO OBSTRUCT THE SPECIAL

PROSECUTOR’S INVESTIGATION INTO RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE ELECTION.

Freq. Numeric Label

3,215 1 Very serious

1,023 2 Somewhat serious

454 3 Not very serious

527 4 Not at all serious

663 8 Don't know

3,452 .

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fair_2018

Fair investigation of Russian

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How confident are you that the special counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a

fair investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,953 1 Very confident

1,040 2 Somewhat confident

775 3 Not too confident

1,478 4 Not at all confident

715 8 Don't know

3,373 .

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remove_2018

Remove Robert Mueller

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If President Trump decides to remove Robert Mueller as special counsel, would

this be appropriate or inappropriate?

Freq. Numeric Label

720 1 Very appropriate

539 2 Somewhat appropriate

805 3 Somewhat inappropriate

2,920 4 Very inappropriate

968 8 Don't know

3,382 .

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pardon_2018

Pardon senior members of Trump administration

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If President Trump decides to pardon senior members of his administration over

charges connected to the Russian involvement in the 2016 election, would this be

appropriate or inappropriate?

Freq. Numeric Label

599 1 Very appropriate

764 2 Somewhat appropriate

801 3 Somewhat inappropriate

2,803 4 Very inappropriate

982 8 Don't know

3,385 .

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impeach_2018

Impeached and removed Trump

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Based on what you know right now, do you think that President Trump should be

impeached and removed from office?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,753 1 Definitely yes

915 2 Probably yes

481 3 Probably no

2,307 4 Definitely no

511 8 Don't know

3,367 .

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sexism1_2018

Gender Roles

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement: WOMEN SHOULD RETURN TO THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLES IN SOCIETY

[randomize order of statements]

Freq. Numeric Label

332 1 Strongly Agree

777 2 Somewhat Agree

1,440 3 Somewhat Disagree

3,340 4 Strongly Disagree

3,445 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sexism2_2018

Modern Sexism demands

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WHEN WOMEN DEMAND EQUALITY THESE DAYS, THEY ARE ACTUALLY SEEKING SPECIAL FAVORS

Freq. Numeric Label

910 1 Strongly Agree

1,208 2 Somewhat Agree

1,364 3 Somewhat Disagree

2,411 4 Strongly Disagree

3,441 .

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sexism3_2018

Modern Sexism discrim

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WOMEN OFTEN MISS OUT ON GOOD JOBS BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION

Freq. Numeric Label

1,761 1 Strongly Agree

2,054 2 Somewhat Agree

1,288 3 Somewhat Disagree

792 4 Strongly Disagree

3,439 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sexism4_2018

Modern Sexism harass

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WOMEN WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT HARASSMENT OFTEN CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS THAN THEY SOLVE.

Freq. Numeric Label

623 1 Strongly Agree

1,351 2 Somewhat Agree

1,657 3 Somewhat Disagree

2,262 4 Strongly Disagree

3,441 .

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sexism5_2018

No longer a problem

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM IN THE

UNITED STATES.

Freq. Numeric Label

271 1 Strongly Agree

699 2 Somewhat Agree

1,930 3 Somewhat Disagree

2,993 4 Strongly Disagree

3,441 .

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sexism6_2018

Increased opportunities for women

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF

LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Freq. Numeric Label

2,200 1 Strongly Agree

2,728 2 Somewhat Agree

698 3 Somewhat Disagree

263 4 Strongly Disagree

3,445 .

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follow_2018

Followed recent allegations of sexual harassment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How closely have you followed the recent allegations of sexual harassment and

assault against prominent men in entertainment, politics and the media?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,301 1 Very closely

3,027 2 Somewhat closely

1,210 3 Not very closely

421 4 Not at all closely

3,375 .

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alleg_2018

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault

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Which comes closer to your view about recent allegations of sexual harassment

and assault? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,018 1 They are mainly isolated

incidents of individual

misconduct

3,898 2 They mainly reflect widespread

problems in society

3,418 .

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sexual_rep_2018

Approve Republican Party handling the issue of sexual harassment

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Do you approve or disapprove of how the Republican Party is handling the issue

of sexual harassment and sexual assault in politics? [randomize order of

parties]

Freq. Numeric Label

407 1 Strongly Approve

1,778 2 Somewhat Approve

1,699 3 Somewhat Disapprove

1,970 4 Strongly Disapprove

3,480 .

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sexual_dem_2018

Approve Democratic Party handling the issue of sexual harassment

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Do you approve or disapprove of how the Democratic Party is handling the issue

of sexual harassment and sexual assault in politics?

Freq. Numeric Label

467 1 Strongly Approve

2,327 2 Somewhat Approve

1,707 3 Somewhat Disapprove

1,357 4 Strongly Disapprove

3,476 .

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attention_2018

Attention to the issue of sexual harassment

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Do you think recent attention to the issue of sexual harassment and assault…

Freq. Numeric Label

1,897 1 Has not gone far enough

2,237 2 Has been about right

1,793 3 Has gone too far

3,407 .

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occur1_2018

Frequency - Votes are counted fairly

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In your view, how often do the following things occur in this country’s

elections? VOTES ARE COUNTED FAIRLY [randomize order of statements]

Freq. Numeric Label

882 1 All of the time

2,904 2 Most of the time

761 3 About half the time

939 4 Some of the time

397 5 Never

3,451 .

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occur2_2018

Frequency - Journalists provide fair coverage

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JOURNALISTS PROVIDE FAIR COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS

Freq. Numeric Label

443 1 All of the time

1,696 2 Most of the time

871 3 About half the time

1,497 4 Some of the time

1,386 5 Never

3,441 .

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occur3_2018

Frequency - Election officials are fair

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ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE FAIR

Freq. Numeric Label

645 1 All of the time

2,696 2 Most of the time

1,080 3 About half the time

1,127 4 Some of the time

332 5 Never

3,454 .

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occur4_2018

Frequency - Rich people buy elections

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RICH PEOPLE BUY ELECTIONS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,250 1 All of the time

1,433 2 Most of the time

793 3 About half the time

1,930 4 Some of the time

472 5 Never

3,456 .

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occur5_2018

Frequency - Voters are offered a genuine choice

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VOTERS ARE OFFERED A GENUINE CHOICE AT THE BALLOT BOX

Freq. Numeric Label

772 1 All of the time

1,955 2 Most of the time

1,263 3 About half the time

1,517 4 Some of the time

377 5 Never

3,450 .

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childhood_2018

Childhood in the United States

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Did you spend the majority of your childhood—the years from your birth to age

18—in the United States?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,569 1 Yes

398 2 No

3,367 .

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state_2018

State of childhood

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If yes in the previous question:} What was the name of the state where you

spent the majority of your childhood?

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town_open_2018

Town of childhood

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And what was the name of the town where you spent the majority of your

childhood?

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relig_2018

Religion raised

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When you were a child, in what religion were you raised, if any?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,155 1 Protestant

1,939 2 Roman Catholic

97 3 Mormon

39 4 Eastern or Greek Orthodox

206 5 Jewish

27 6 Muslim

23 7 Buddhist

11 8 Hindu

59 9 Atheist

71 10 Agnostic

765 11 Nothing in particular

573 12 Something else

3,369 .

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chris_2018

Evangelical Christian religion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you describe the religion you were raised in as a “born-again” or

evangelical Christian religion, or not?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,590 1 Yes

4,356 2 No

3,388 .

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belief_2018

Beliefs regarding the existence of God -- belief

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Think for a moment about your beliefs regarding the existence of God and how

certain you are in those beliefs. Please place yourself on the following scale:

Freq. Numeric Label

475 1 I do NOT believe in God and have no

doubts

259 2

231 3

152 4

349 5

291 6

365 7

502 8

571 9

2,775 10 I believe in God and have no doubts

3,388 .

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holy_2018

Views about the Holy Scriptures of own religion

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Which of the following statements comes closest to describing your views about

the Holy Scriptures of your religion? [randomize order of responses]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,341 1 They are the actual word of God

and should be taken literally,

word for word

2,631 2 They are the inspired word of

God but not everything in them

should be taken literally

1,913 3 They are an ancient book of

fables, legends, history, and

moral precepts recorded by man

3,449 .

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employment_2018

Employment status

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Which of the following best describes your current employment status?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,120 1 Employed full-time for 35 hours

or more per week

720 2 Employed part-time for less than

35 hours per week

74 3 Unemployed for less than 6

months

315 4 Unemployed for more than 6

months

429 5 Homemaker

1,905 6 Retired

394 7 Student

3,377 .

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unemployed_2018

Looking for a job

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If unemployed:] Are you currently looking for a job?

Freq. Numeric Label

182 1 Yes

203 2 No

8,949 .

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worry_2018

Worried personal finances in past 6 months

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Over the past 6 months how worried have you been about your personal finances?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,127 1 Very worried

2,313 2 Somewhat worried

1,734 3 Not very worried

797 4 Not at all worried

3,363 .

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saving_2018

Saving money

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Does your household have any money set aside that you consider savings?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,031 1 Yes

1,914 2 No

3,389 .

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prepared_2018

Prepared money for the unexpected

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thinking about your household’s finances today, do you feel your household is

financially prepared for the unexpected?

Freq. Numeric Label

860 1 Very prepared

2,572 2 Somewhat prepared

1,455 3 Not very prepared

1,042 4 Not at all prepared

3,405 .

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difficulty_you_2018

Difficulty - lost your job

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the last 12 months, have you: LOST YOUR JOB [randomize order of statements]

Freq. Numeric Label

348 1 Yes

3,651 2 No

1,880 3 Not applicable

3,455 .

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difficulty_spou_2018

Difficulty - partner lose their job

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAD A SPOUSE OR PARTNER LOSE THEIR JOB

Freq. Numeric Label

297 1 Yes

3,409 2 No

2,177 3 Not applicable

3,451 .

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difficulty_morg_2018

Difficulty - mortgage payment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A MORTGAGE PAYMENT OR PAY YOUR RENT

Freq. Numeric Label

602 1 Yes

3,692 2 No

1,602 3 Not applicable

3,438 .

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difficulty_load_2018

Difficulty - student loan payment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

357 1 Yes

2,258 2 No

3,283 3 Not applicable

3,436 .

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difficulty_car_2018

Difficulty - car payment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A CAR PAYMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

349 1 Yes

3,304 2 No

2,234 3 Not applicable

3,447 .

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difficulty_cred_2018

Difficulty - credit card payment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

764 1 Yes

4,191 2 No

941 3 Not applicable

3,438 .

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difficulty_inc_2018

Difficulty - drop in your household income

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EXPERIENCED A DROP IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Freq. Numeric Label

1,524 1 Yes

3,811 2 No

559 3 Not applicable

3,440 .

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satisf_Job_2018

Satisfied life - Job

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Overall, how satisfied are you with your: JOB [randomize order of statements]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,151 1 Very satisfied

1,409 2 Somewhat satisfied

2,348 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

415 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

474 5 Very dissatisfied

3,537 .

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satisf_Income_2018

Satisfied life - Income

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INCOME

Freq. Numeric Label

796 1 Very satisfied

1,997 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,250 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

1,107 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

715 5 Very dissatisfied

3,469 .

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satisf_Savings_2018

Satisfied life - Savings

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SAVINGS

Freq. Numeric Label

784 1 Very satisfied

1,673 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,158 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

1,127 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

1,128 5 Very dissatisfied

3,464 .

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satisf_Debt_2018

Satisfied life - Debt

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PERSONAL OR FAMILY DEBT

Freq. Numeric Label

1,276 1 Very satisfied

1,438 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,351 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

1,024 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

774 5 Very dissatisfied

3,471 .

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satisf_Health_2018

Satisfied life - Health

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HEALTH CARE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,336 1 Very satisfied

2,135 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,047 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

768 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

592 5 Very dissatisfied

3,456 .

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satisf_Place_2018

Satisfied life - Place

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PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,039 1 Very satisfied

2,207 2 Somewhat satisfied

810 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

509 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

308 5 Very dissatisfied

3,461 .

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satisf_Neighborhood_2018

Satisfied life - Neighborhood

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEIGHBORHOOD

Freq. Numeric Label

1,956 1 Very satisfied

2,259 2 Somewhat satisfied

935 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

489 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

237 5 Very dissatisfied

3,458 .

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satisf_Economy_2018

Satisfied life - Economy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LOCAL ECONOMY

Freq. Numeric Label

807 1 Very satisfied

2,400 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,569 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

758 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

331 5 Very dissatisfied

3,469 .

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satisf_Relation_2018

Satisfied life - Relationships

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,321 1 Very satisfied

1,973 2 Somewhat satisfied

920 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

459 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

203 5 Very dissatisfied

3,458 .

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birthyr_2018

Birth Year

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In what year were you born?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

gender_2018

Gender

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Are you male or female?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,763 1 Male

3,242 2 Female

3,329 .

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race_2018

Race

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What racial or ethnic group best describes you?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,337 1 White

431 2 Black

848 3 Hispanic

126 4 Asian

44 5 Native American

123 6 Mixed

87 7 Other

9 8 Middle Eastern

3,329 .

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educ_2018

Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Freq. Numeric Label

206 1 No HS

1,493 2 High school graduate

1,452 3 Some college

603 4 2-year

1,403 5 4-year

848 6 Post-grad

3,329 .

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marstat_2018

Marital Status

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freq. Numeric Label

3,148 1 Married

64 2 Separated

626 3 Divorced

368 4 Widowed

1,642 5 Never married

157 6 Domestic / civil partnership

3,329 .

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employ_2018

Employment Status

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freq. Numeric Label

2,173 1 Full-time

663 2 Part-time

32 3 Temporarily laid off

302 4 Unemployed

1,693 5 Retired

351 6 Permanently disabled

343 7 Homemaker

356 8 Student

92 9 Other

3,329 .

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faminc_new_2018

Family income

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thinking back over the last year, what was your family's annual income?

Freq. Numeric Label

201 1 Less than $10,000

455 2 $10,000 - $19,999

527 3 $20,000 - $29,999

606 4 $30,000 - $39,999

452 5 $40,000 - $49,999

440 6 $50,000 - $59,999

414 7 $60,000 - $69,999

378 8 $70,000 - $79,999

512 9 $80,000 - $99,999

345 10 $100,000 - $119,999

358 11 $120,000 - $149,999

248 12 $150,000 - $199,999

97 13 $200,000 - $249,999

55 14 $250,000 - $349,999

23 15 $350,000 - $499,999

27 16 $500,000 or more

866 97 Prefer not to say

3,330 .

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pid3_2018

3 point party ID

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,124 1 Democrat

1,633 2 Republican

1,849 3 Independent

155 4 Other

244 5 Not sure

3,329 .

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pid7_2018

7 point Party ID

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If Democrat or Republican: Would you call yourself a strong Democrat|Republican

or a not very strong Democrat|Republican?

If Independent, other, or not sure: If you had to choose, would you lean more

toward the Republican Party candidate or the Democratic Party candidate?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,380 1 Strong Democrat

743 2 Not very strong Democrat

578 3 Lean Democrat

957 4 Independent

557 5 Lean Republican

654 6 Not very strong Republican

978 7 Strong Republican

158 8 Not sure

3,329 .

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inputstate_2018

State of Residence

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What is your state of residence?

Freq. Label

70 Alabama

9 Alaska

175 Arizona

47 Arkansas

617 California

109 Colorado

69 Connecticut

22 Delaware

21 District of Columbia

475 Florida

195 Georgia

16 Hawaii

49 Idaho

231 Illinois

112 Indiana

83 Iowa

65 Kansas

65 Kentucky

66 Louisiana

29 Maine

95 Maryland

138 Massachusetts

194 Michigan

92 Minnesota

41 Mississippi

126 Missouri

28 Montana

39 Nebraska

67 Nevada

32 New Hampshire

157 New Jersey

57 New Mexico

334 New York

159 North Carolina

7 North Dakota

215 Ohio

52 Oklahoma

95 Oregon

329 Pennsylvania

24 Rhode Island

62 South Carolina

22 South Dakota

104 Tennessee

428 Texas

55 Utah

24 Vermont

139 Virginia

169 Washington

41 West Virginia

143 Wisconsin

12 Wyoming

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ideo5_2018

Ideology

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?

Freq. Numeric Label

573 1 Very liberal

984 2 Liberal

2,067 3 Moderate

1,383 4 Conservative

672 5 Very conservative

324 6 Not sure

3,331 .

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newsint_2018

Political Interest

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most

of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that

interested. Would you say you follow what's going on in government and public

affairs ...

Freq. Numeric Label

3,479 1 Most of the time

1,424 2 Some of the time

645 3 Only now and then

271 4 Hardly at all

176 7 Don't know

3,339 .

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religpew_2018

Religion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What is your present religion, if any?

tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label

2,177 1 Protestant

1,353 2 Roman Catholic

100 3 Mormon

34 4 Eastern or Greek Orthodox

181 5 Jewish

29 6 Muslim

51 7 Buddhist

11 8 Hindu

366 9 Atheist

376 10 Agnostic

1,070 11 Nothing in particular

255 12 Something else

3,331 .

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pew_churatd_2018

Church attendance (Pew version)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?

Freq. Numeric Label

440 1 More than once a week

1,109 2 Once a week

418 3 Once or twice a month

791 4 A few times a year

1,270 5 Seldom

1,897 6 Never

79 7 Don't know

3,330 .

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pew_bornagain_2018

Born Again (Pew version)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you describe yourself as “born-again” or evangelical Christian, or not?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,607 1 Yes

4,396 2 No

3,331 .

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pew_religimp_2018

Importance of religion (Pew version)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important is religion in your life?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,298 1 Very important

1,505 2 Somewhat important

875 3 Not too important

1,326 4 Not at all important

3,330 .

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pew_prayer_2018

Frequency of Prayer (Pew version)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious

services, how often do you pray?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,722 1 Several times a day

922 2 Once a day

716 3 A few times a week

158 4 Once a week

345 5 A few times a month

829 6 Seldom

1,148 7 Never

162 8 Don't know

3,332 .

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weight_2017

Case weight - 2017

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wishvote2016_2017

Wish voted in 2016

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If did not vote in turnout_2016:] At this point, do you wish you had voted in

2016?

Freq. Numeric Label

93 1 Yes

130 2 No

7,777 .

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regretvote2016_2017

Regret vote in 2016

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If did vote in turnout_2016:] At this point, do you have any regrets about your

vote for president in 2016?

Freq. Numeric Label

226 1 Yes

4,505 2 No

3,269 .

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redovote2016_2017

Vote choice if could vote again

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you had the chance to do it again, how would you vote in 2016? [Order of

Clinton and Trump randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,228 1 Hillary Clinton (Democratic)

2,156 2 Donald Trump (Republican)

605 3 Someone Else

3,011 .

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redovote2016_t_2017

Vote choice if could vote again - Text

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

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vote2018_2017

Vote choice 2018 if U.S. Congress election were held today

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If an election for U.S. Congress were being held today, who would you vote for

in the district where you live? [Order of #1-2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,919 1 The Republican Party candidate

2,254 2 The Democratic Party candidate

158 3 Other

589 4 Not sure

78 5 I would not vote

3,002 .

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vote2018_force_2017

Vote choice 2018 if U.S. Congress election were held today - Forced

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If “other,” “not sure,” or “would not vote”:] If you had to choose, would

you lean more toward the Republican Party candidate or the Democratic Party

candidate? [Order of #1-2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

246 1 The Republican Party candidate

155 2 The Democratic Party candidate

425 3 Not sure

7,174 .

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trumpapp_2017

Approval of Trump as President

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as

President?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,242 1 Strongly Approve

903 2 Somewhat Approve

377 3 Somewhat Disapprove

2,379 4 Strongly Disapprove

89 5 Don't know

3,010 .

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fav_trump_2017

Favorability of individuals - Donald Trump

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

DONALD TRUMP [Order of people randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,306 1 Very favorable

843 2 Somewhat favorable

321 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,454 4 Very unfavorable

58 8 Don't know

3,018 .

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fav_ryan_2017

Favorability of individuals - Paul Ryan

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAUL RYAN

Freq. Numeric Label

245 1 Very favorable

1,124 2 Somewhat favorable

1,198 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,062 4 Very unfavorable

357 8 Don't know

3,014 .

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fav_obama_2017

Favorability of individuals - Barack Obama

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BARACK OBAMA

Freq. Numeric Label

1,808 1 Very favorable

712 2 Somewhat favorable

411 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,017 4 Very unfavorable

38 8 Don't know

3,014 .

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fav_hrc_2017

Favorability of individuals - Hillary Clinton

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HILLARY CLINTON

Freq. Numeric Label

919 1 Very favorable

1,144 2 Somewhat favorable

524 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,346 4 Very unfavorable

49 8 Don't know

3,018 .

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fav_sanders_2017

Favorability of individuals - Bernie Sanders

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BERNIE SANDERS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,177 1 Very favorable

1,267 2 Somewhat favorable

721 3 Somewhat unfavorable

1,637 4 Very unfavorable

182 8 Don't know

3,016 .

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fav_putin_2017

Favorability of individuals - Vladimir Putin

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VLADIMIR PUTIN

Freq. Numeric Label

81 1 Very favorable

449 2 Somewhat favorable

1,108 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,930 4 Very unfavorable

418 8 Don't know

3,014 .

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political_system_leader_2017

Ratings of political systems - Having a strong leader who does not have to bothe

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are various types of political systems. For each one, would you say it

is a very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad way of governing this

country? Having a strong leader who does not have to bother with Congress

and elections [Order of systems randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

298 1 Very good

595 2 Fairly good

1,110 3 Fairly bad

2,966 4 Very bad

3,031 .

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political_system_army_2017

Ratings of political systems - Having the army rule

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAVING THE ARMY RULE

Freq. Numeric Label

119 1 Very good

428 2 Fairly good

887 3 Fairly bad

3,520 4 Very bad

3,046 .

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political_system_democratic_2017

Ratings of political systems - Having a democratic political system

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAVING A DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL SYSTEM

Freq. Numeric Label

3,034 1 Very good

1,505 2 Fairly good

272 3 Fairly bad

161 4 Very bad

3,028 .

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democracy_importance_2017

Importance of living in democracy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed

democratically?

Freq. Numeric Label

38 1 1 - Not at all important

10 2

20 3

18 4

128 5

114 6

174 7

454 8

676 9

3,355 10 10 - Absolutely important

3,013 .

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democracy_preference_2017

Preference for democracy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these statements is closest to your view? [Order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

4,286 1 Democracy is preferable to any

other kind of government.

555 2 In some circumstances, a

non-democratic government can be

preferable.

136 3 For someone like me, it doesn't

matter what kind of government

we have.

3,023 .

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us_democracy_satisfaction_2017

Satisfaction with democracy in U.S.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in the United

States? [Order of responses randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

562 1 Very satisfied

2,551 2 Fairly satisfied

1,487 3 Not very satisfied

391 4 Not at all satisfied

3,009 .

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pres_obey_courts_2017

President should be bound by courts

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these two statements come closer to your view? [Order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

291 1 Since the president was elected

to lead the country, he should

not be bound by laws or court

decisions that he thinks are wrong.

4,681 2 The president must always obey

the laws and the courts, even if

he thinks they are wrong.

3,028 .

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pres_oversight_2017

Congressional oversight of President

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these two statements come closer to your view? [Order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

4,165 1 Members of Congress should

provide oversight of the

President and executive branch,

even if the President is in

their same party.

786 2 Members of Congress should give

the President freedom to make

the decisions he feels are right

for the country.

3,049 .

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pres_news_scrutiny_2017

News media should scrutinize President

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these two statements come closer to your view? [Order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,811 1 The news media should scrutinize

the President and other

politicians to ensure they are

accountable to the American people.

1,132 2 The news media should allow the

President and politicians to

make decisions without being

constantly monitored.

3,057 .

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track_2017

Direction the country is heading to

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say things in this country today are... [Order of statements

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,603 1 Generally headed in the right

direction

2,907 2 Off on the wrong track

482 3 Don't know

3,008 .

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track_moral_climate_2017

Direction of country considering moral climate

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Considering just the moral climate in this country, would you say things in

this country today are... [Order of statements randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

837 1 Generally headed in the right

direction

3,710 2 Off on the wrong track

445 3 Don't know

3,008 .

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persfinretro_2017

Change in personal finances over past year

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say that you and your family are... [Order of #1 and #3

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

826 1 Better off financially

3,137 2 About the same as now

976 3 Worse off financially

57 4 Don't know

3,004 .

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econtrend_2017

The economy is...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse? [Order of #1

and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,677 1 Getting better

2,139 2 About the same

897 3 Getting worse

278 4 Don't know

3,009 .

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Americatrend_2017

Life in America today for people like R compared to fifty years ago

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In general, would you say life in America today is better, worse, or about

the same as it was fifty years ago for people like you? [Order of #1 and #3

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,523 1 Better

829 2 About the same

2,317 3 Worse

323 4 Don't know

3,008 .

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living_standards_parents_2017

Living standards compared to parents

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Compared to your parents when they were the same age you are now, do you

think your own standard of living is better, about the same, or worse than

theirs was? [Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,241 1 Better

1,249 2 About the same

1,289 3 Worse

207 4 Don't know

3,014 .

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futuretrend_2017

Standard of living for the current children in the future when they are the same

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When your children today are the age you are now, do you think their

standard of living will be better, about the same, or worse than yours is

now? [Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

977 1 Better

897 2 About the same

1,484 3 Worse

1,630 4 Don't know or Not applicable

3,012 .

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american_dream_2017

Easier or harder to achieve American dream compared to parents

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Compared to your parents, do you think it is easier or harder for you to

achieve the American dream? [Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

753 1 Easier

1,275 2 About the same

2,750 3 Harder

212 4 Don't know

3,010 .

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values_culture_2017

In America, values and culture of people like R are...

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In America today, do you feel the values and culture of people like you

are...[Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

635 1 Generally becoming more

widespread and accepted

1,032 2 Holding steady

2,922 3 Generally becoming rarer and

less accepted

399 8 Don't know

3,012 .

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US_respect_2017

US is more/less respected by other countries than in the past

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Compared with the past, would you say the US is more respected by other

countries these days, less respected by other countries, or as respected as

it has been in the past? [Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

602 1 More respected

591 2 As respected as in the past

3,550 3 Less respected

250 8 Don't know

3,007 .

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stranger_2017

Feel like stranger in own country

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How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: These days I feel

like a stranger in my own country

Freq. Numeric Label

772 1 Strongly agree

1,845 2 Mostly agree

1,770 3 Mostly disagree

591 4 Strongly disagree

3,022 .

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promise_parent_2017

Importance of Trump promises - Providing six weeks of paid parental leave

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What is your opinion of the following promises that Donald Trump made during the

campaign: PROVIDING SIX WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE [Order of promises

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

867 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

1,842 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

1,375 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

674 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

215 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,027 .

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promise_repeal_aca_2017

Importance of Trump promises - Repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

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REPEALING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (OBAMACARE)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,753 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

535 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

403 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

357 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

1,938 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,014 .

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promise_wall_2017

Importance of Trump promises - Building a wall on the border with Mexico

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BUILDING A WALL ON THE BORDER WITH MEXICO

Freq. Numeric Label

1,355 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

833 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

429 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

803 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

1,566 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,014 .

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promise_immigration_2017

Importance of Trump promises – Suspending immigration from certain countries bec

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUSPENDING IMMIGRATION FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT

TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

1,974 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

658 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

505 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

842 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

999 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,022 .

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promise_tpp_2017

Importance of Trump promises - Withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership tr

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WITHDRAWING FROM THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP TRADE AGREEMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

954 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

994 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

1,447 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

943 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

642 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,020 .

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promise_tax_2017

Importance of Trump promises - Reforming the tax system

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REFORMING THE TAX SYSTEM

Freq. Numeric Label

2,221 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

1,191 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

902 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

330 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

334 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,022 .

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promise_corruption_2017

Importance of Trump promises – Reducing corruption in the federal government

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REDUCING CORRUPTION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

3,432 1 I support this and it is a high

priority for me

1,034 2 I support this but it is not a

high priority for me

329 3 I neither support nor oppose

this

63 4 I oppose this but it is not a

high priority for me

125 5 I oppose this and it is a high

priority for me

3,017 .

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promise_success_parent_2017

Success of Trump promises - Providing six weeks of paid parental leave

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Overall, how successful do you think Donald Trump has been in living up to

these campaign promises? PROVIDING SIX WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE [same

order as previous question battery]

Freq. Numeric Label

106 1 He has achieved this

795 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

1,655 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

1,198 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

1,154 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,092 .

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promise_success_repeal_aca_2017

Success of Trump promises - Repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REPEALING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (OBAMACARE)

Freq. Numeric Label

87 1 He has achieved this

1,054 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

1,351 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

1,345 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

1,094 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,069 .

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promise_success_wall_2017

Success of Trump promises - Building a wall on the border with Mexico

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BUILDING A WALL ON THE BORDER WITH MEXICO

Freq. Numeric Label

91 1 He has achieved this

1,135 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

986 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

1,240 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

1,476 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,072 .

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promise_success_immigration_2017

Success of Trump promises – Suspending immigration from certain countries becaus

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUSPENDING IMMIGRATION FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT

TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

877 1 He has achieved this

1,232 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

1,484 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

832 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

504 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,071 .

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promise_success_tpp_2017

Success of Trump promises - Withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WITHDRAWING FROM THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP TRADE AGREEMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

1,508 1 He has achieved this

1,146 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

1,353 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

516 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

385 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,092 .

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promise_success_tax_2017

Success of Trump promises - Reforming the tax system

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REFORMING THE TAX SYSTEM

Freq. Numeric Label

84 1 He has achieved this

1,222 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

1,411 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

1,233 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

966 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,084 .

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promise_success_corruption_2017

Success of Trump promises - Reducing corruption in the federal government

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REDUCING CORRUPTION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

87 1 He has achieved this

677 2 He is very likely to achieve

this

885 3 He is somewhat likely to achieve

this

1,176 4 He is not very likely to achieve

this

2,103 5 He is not at all likely to

achieve this

3,072 .

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blame_trump_2017

Responsibility for events since Trump became president - Donald Trump himself

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Since Trump became president, how much responsibility does each of the following

have for how things have gone? DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF [Order of question referents

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,323 1 A great deal of responsibility

1,284 2 Some responsibility

237 3 Not very much responsibility

137 4 No responsibility

3,019 .

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blame_media_2017

Responsibility for events since Trump became president - The news media

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THE NEWS MEDIA

Freq. Numeric Label

1,813 1 A great deal of responsibility

1,412 2 Some responsibility

1,028 3 Not very much responsibility

716 4 No responsibility

3,031 .

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blame_dems_2017

Responsibility for events since Trump became president - Democrats in Congress

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DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,631 1 A great deal of responsibility

1,540 2 Some responsibility

1,163 3 Not very much responsibility

637 4 No responsibility

3,029 .

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blame_reps_2017

Responsibility for events since Trump became president - Republicans in Congress

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REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS

Freq. Numeric Label

3,057 1 A great deal of responsibility

1,519 2 Some responsibility

278 3 Not very much responsibility

120 4 No responsibility

3,026 .

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blame_courts_2017

Responsibility for events since Trump became president - The courts

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THE COURTS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,259 1 A great deal of responsibility

2,481 2 Some responsibility

936 3 Not very much responsibility

285 4 No responsibility

3,039 .

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trustgovt_2017

Trust the government

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How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington

to do what is right?

Freq. Numeric Label

43 1 Just about always

645 2 Most of the time

4,301 3 Some of the time

3,011 .

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ft_black_2017

Feeling thermometer - BLACKS

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We'd like to get your feelings toward some groups who are in the news these

days. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel

favorable and warm toward the group. Ratings between 0 degrees and 50

degrees mean that you don't feel favorable toward the group and that you

don't care too much for that group. You would rate the group at the 50

degree mark if you don't feel particularly warm or cold toward the group. If

we come to a group who you don't recognize, you don't need to rate that

group. BLACKS [Order of groups randomized]

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ft_white_2017

Feeling thermometer - Whites

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WHITES

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ft_hisp_2017

Feeling thermometer - Hispanics

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HISPANICS

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ft_asian_2017

Feeling thermometer - Asians

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASIANS

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ft_muslim_2017

Feeling thermometer - Muslims

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MUSLIMS

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ft_jew_2017

Feeling thermometer - Jews

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JEWS

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ft_christ_2017

Feeling thermometer - Christians

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHRISTIANS

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ft_fem_2017

Feeling thermometer - Feminists

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEMINISTS

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ft_immig_2017

Feeling thermometer - Immigrants

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IMMIGRANTS

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ft_gays_2017

Feeling thermometer - Gays and lesbians

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GAYS AND LESBIANS

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ft_unions_2017

Feeling thermometer - Labor unions

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LABOR UNIONS

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ft_police_2017

Feeling thermometer - Police officers

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

POLICE OFFICERS

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ft_altright_2017

Feeling thermometer - The alt-right movement

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE ALT-RIGHT MOVEMENT

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ft_evang_2017

Feeling thermometer - Evangelical Christians

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS

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ft_dem_2017

Feeling thermometer - Democrats

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DEMOCRATS

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ft_rep_2017

Feeling thermometer - Republicans

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REPUBLICANS

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imiss_a_2017

Issue importance - Crime

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How important are the following issues to you? CRIME [Order of issues

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,042 1 Very Important

1,573 2 Somewhat Important

296 3 Not very Important

25 4 Unimportant

3,064 .

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imiss_b_2017

Issue importance - The economy

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THE ECONOMY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,906 1 Very Important

954 2 Somewhat Important

51 3 Not very Important

11 4 Unimportant

3,078 .

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imiss_c_2017

Issue importance - Immigration

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IMMIGRATION

Freq. Numeric Label

2,179 1 Very Important

1,970 2 Somewhat Important

682 3 Not very Important

98 4 Unimportant

3,071 .

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imiss_d_2017

Issue importance - The environment

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THE ENVIRONMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

2,324 1 Very Important

1,604 2 Somewhat Important

666 3 Not very Important

329 4 Unimportant

3,077 .

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imiss_e_2017

Issue importance - Religious liberty

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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

2,610 1 Very Important

1,336 2 Somewhat Important

580 3 Not very Important

410 4 Unimportant

3,064 .

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imiss_f_2017

Issue importance - Terrorism

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TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

3,065 1 Very Important

1,292 2 Somewhat Important

458 3 Not very Important

111 4 Unimportant

3,074 .

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imiss_g_2017

Issue importance - Gay rights

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GAY RIGHTS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,249 1 Very Important

1,269 2 Somewhat Important

1,168 3 Not very Important

1,252 4 Unimportant

3,062 .

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imiss_h_2017

Issue importance - Education

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EDUCATION

Freq. Numeric Label

3,100 1 Very Important

1,483 2 Somewhat Important

271 3 Not very Important

80 4 Unimportant

3,066 .

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imiss_i_2017

Issue importance - Family and medical leave

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FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,451 1 Very Important

1,994 2 Somewhat Important

1,116 3 Not very Important

373 4 Unimportant

3,066 .

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imiss_j_2017

Issue importance - Health care

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HEALTH CARE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,885 1 Very Important

880 2 Somewhat Important

126 3 Not very Important

32 4 Unimportant

3,077 .

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imiss_k_2017

Issue importance - Money in politics

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MONEY IN POLITICS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,583 1 Very Important

1,609 2 Somewhat Important

585 3 Not very Important

159 4 Unimportant

3,064 .

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imiss_l_2017

Issue importance - Climate change

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,073 1 Very Important

1,016 2 Somewhat Important

777 3 Not very Important

1,071 4 Unimportant

3,063 .

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imiss_m_2017

Issue importance - Social Security

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,706 1 Very Important

1,028 2 Somewhat Important

175 3 Not very Important

37 4 Unimportant

3,054 .

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imiss_n_2017

Issue importance - Infrastructure investment

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INFFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

2,454 1 Very Important

1,990 2 Somewhat Important

400 3 Not very Important

81 4 Unimportant

3,075 .

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imiss_o_2017

Issue importance - Jobs

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JOBS

Freq. Numeric Label

3,504 1 Very Important

1,263 2 Somewhat Important

133 3 Not very Important

30 4 Unimportant

3,070 .

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imiss_p_2017

Issue importance - The budget deficit

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THE BUDGET DEFICIT

Freq. Numeric Label

2,421 1 Very Important

1,720 2 Somewhat Important

604 3 Not very Important

192 4 Unimportant

3,063 .

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imiss_q_2017

Issue importance - Poverty

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POVERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

2,504 1 Very Important

1,869 2 Somewhat Important

442 3 Not very Important

124 4 Unimportant

3,061 .

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imiss_r_2017

Issue importance - Taxes

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TAXES

Freq. Numeric Label

2,971 1 Very Important

1,632 2 Somewhat Important

295 3 Not very Important

42 4 Unimportant

3,060 .

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imiss_s_2017

Issue importance - Medicare

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MEDICARE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,449 1 Very Important

1,171 2 Somewhat Important

264 3 Not very Important

58 4 Unimportant

3,058 .

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imiss_t_2017

Issue importance - Abortion

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ABORTION

Freq. Numeric Label

1,846 1 Very Important

1,517 2 Somewhat Important

1,013 3 Not very Important

556 4 Unimportant

3,068 .

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imiss_u_2017

Issue importance - The size of government

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THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

1,999 1 Very Important

1,656 2 Somewhat Important

951 3 Not very Important

332 4 Unimportant

3,062 .

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imiss_x_2017

Issue importance - Racial equality

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RACIAL EQUALITY

Freq. Numeric Label

2,296 1 Very Important

1,582 2 Somewhat Important

679 3 Not very Important

379 4 Unimportant

3,064 .

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imiss_y_2017

Issue importance - Gender equality

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GENDER EQUALITY

Freq. Numeric Label

1,855 1 Very Important

1,445 2 Somewhat Important

839 3 Not very Important

795 4 Unimportant

3,066 .

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immi_contribution_treat_2017

Immigration contribution version

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Freq. Numeric Label

2,531 1 Version A

2,469 2 Version B

3,000 .

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immi_contribution_a_2017

Illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society or are a drain –

Version A

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Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society

or are a drain?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,066 1 Mostly make a contribution

226 2 Neither

1,070 3 Mostly a drain

166 8 Don't know

5,472 .

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immi_contribution_b_2017

Illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society or are a drain –

Version B

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Overall, do you think immigrants legally residing in the U.S. make a

contribution to American society or are a drain?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,704 1 Mostly make a contribution

262 2 Neither

354 3 Mostly a drain

146 8 Don't know

5,534 .

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immi_naturalize_2017

Provide a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the United States to becom

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Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in

the United States to become U.S. citizens? [Order of #1 and #2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,657 1 Favor

1,654 2 Oppose

685 8 Don't know

3,004 .

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immi_makedifficult_2017

Easier/harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US legally than it is currently

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Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to immigrate to

the US legally than it is currently? [Randomized option order 1-5 or 5-1]

Freq. Numeric Label

449 1 Much easier

779 2 Slightly easier

1,394 3 No change

972 4 Slightly harder

1,125 5 Much harder

278 8 Don't know

3,003 .

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immi_muslim_2017

Ban temporarily Muslims from other countries from entering the United States

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Do you favor or oppose temporarily banning Muslims from other countries from

entering the United States? [Randomized option order 1-4 or 4-1]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,593 1 Strongly favor

811 2 Somewhat favor

788 3 Somewhat oppose

1,420 4 Strongly oppose

379 8 Don't know

3,009 .

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immigration_cap_2017

Adjust current level of immigration

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Currently the federal government caps the number of immigrants it allows

into the country each year. Do you think the government should increase the

number of immigrants it allows in each year, decrease the number, or keep it

about the same? [Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

762 1 Increase

2,420 2 Keep about the same

1,804 3 Decrease

3,014 .

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culture_pref_2017

Many cultures or one culture

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Would you rather live in a society that: [Order of #1 and #2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,583 1 Has one primary culture with

traditions and values that most

everyone believes in

2,852 2 Has many different cultures with

different values and traditions

that people believe in

556 8 Don't know

3,009 .

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contact_english_treat_2017

Contact with immigrants who speak English version

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Freq. Numeric Label

2,509 1 Version A

2,491 2 Version B

3,000 .

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contact_english_a_2017

Do you agree or disagree with this statement: It bothers me when I come into con

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Do you agree or disagree with this statement: It bothers me when I come into

contact with immigrants who speak little or no English.

Freq. Numeric Label

640 1 Strongly Agree

825 2 Somewhat Agree

590 3 Somewhat Disagree

451 4 Strongly Disagree

5,494 .

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contact_english_b_2017

Do you agree or disagree with this statement: It bothers me when I come into con

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Do you agree or disagree with this statement: It bothers me when I come into

contact with immigrants who speak English with an accent.

Freq. Numeric Label

44 1 Strongly Agree

172 2 Somewhat Agree

609 3 Somewhat Disagree

1,665 4 Strongly Disagree

5,510 .

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immigrants_take_2017

Immigrants take more or put in more - Take out more than they put in vs. Put in

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Most people who come from other countries to live in the United States work

and pay taxes. They also use health and social services. On balance, do you

think people who come here take out more than they put in or put in more

than they take out? [Order of immigrants_take_2017 through

immigrants_economy_2017 is randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

684 1 1 - Take out more than they put in

313 2

460 3

442 4

762 5

598 6

449 7

494 8

330 9

453 10 10 - Put in more than they take out

3,015 .

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immigrants_culture_2017

Immigrants enrich cultural life - Cultural life generally undermined vs. Cultura

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And would you say that the United States’ cultural life is generally

undermined or enriched by people coming to live here from other countries?

[Order of questions randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

345 1 1 - Cultural life generally

undermined

164 2

297 3

316 4

700 5

559 6

532 7

692 8

537 9

832 10 10 - Cultural life generally

enriched

3,026 .

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immigrants_security_2017

Immigrants improve national security – National security generally made worse vs

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Do you think that the United States’ national security is generally made

worse or better by people coming to live here from other countries? [Order

of questions randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

553 1 1 - National security generally

made worse

269 2

520 3

541 4

1,082 5

731 6

367 7

472 8

194 9

237 10 10 - National security generally

made better

3,034 .

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immigrants_crime_2017

Immigrants reduce crime - Crime problems generally made worse vs. Crime problems

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think that the United States’ crime problems are generally made worse

or better by people coming to live here from other countries? [Order of

questions randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

631 1 1 - Crime problems generally

made worse

309 2

495 3

520 4

1,296 5

810 6

312 7

309 8

137 9

152 10 10 - Crime problems generally

made better

3,029 .

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immigrants_economy_2017

Immigrants improve economy - Economy generally made worse vs. Economy generally

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think that the United States’ economy is generally made worse or

better by people coming to live here from other countries? [Order of

questions randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

411 1 1 - Economy generally made worse

197 2

333 3

392 4

808 5

635 6

545 7

692 8

421 9

538 10 10 - Economy generally made

better

3,028 .

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immigration_help_2017

Immigration help or hurt U.S. more

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Overall, would you say that immigration: [Order of #1 and #2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,542 1 Helps the United States more

than it hurts it

1,628 2 Hurts the United States more

than it helps it

820 8 Don't know

3,010 .

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univhealthcov_2017

Federal government's responsibility to ensure that everyone has health care cove

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to see to it

that everyone has health care coverage?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,442 1 Yes

2,175 2 No

377 8 Don't know

3,006 .

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healthreformbill_2017

What should be done to the health care reform bill

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Do you think the health care reform bill that passed in 2010 should be

expanded, kept the same, or repealed?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,131 1 Expanded

311 2 Kept the same

2,141 3 Repealed

410 8 Don't know

3,007 .

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aca_favor_2017

ACA opinion

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As you may know, Congress is currently discussing a health care plan that

would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Given what you know about

this proposed new health care plan, do you have a generally favorable or

generally unfavorable opinion of it?

Freq. Numeric Label

302 1 Very favorable

876 2 Somewhat favorable

658 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,441 4 Very unfavorable

722 5 Don't know

3,001 .

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taxdoug_2017

Raise taxes for the wealthy

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Do you favor raising taxes on families with incomes over $200,000 per year?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,018 1 Yes

1,464 2 No

513 3 Don't know

3,005 .

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govt_reg_2017

Amount of regulation of business by the government

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In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation of

business by the government?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,992 1 Too much

1,194 2 About the right amount

1,244 3 Too little

562 8 Don't know

3,008 .

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bank_regulation_2017

More or less regulation of banks

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When it comes to regulating the activities of banks, should the government

be doing more, less, or the same as it is now?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,461 1 More

850 2 Less

1,657 3 The same

3,032 .

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income_redistribution_2017

Government should be doing more or less to reduce income differences between ric

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When it comes to reducing income differences between rich and poor, do

should the government be doing more, less, or the same as it is now?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,324 1 More

1,583 2 Less

1,061 3 The same

3,032 .

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foregin_workers_2017

Federal government discourage or encourage companies to hire workers in foreign

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Recently, some big American companies have been hiring workers in foreign

countries to replace workers in the U.S. Do you think the federal government

should discourage companies from doing this, encourage companies to do this,

or stay out of this matter?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,802 1 Discourage

107 2 Encourage

1,077 3 Should stay out of this matter

3,014 .

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government_economic_ladder_2017

Government does more to help or hurt people moving up economic ladder

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Generally speaking, do you think the government does more to help or more to

hurt people trying to move up the economic ladder?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,429 1 Help

3,493 2 Hurt

3,078 .

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fed_improve_economy_2017

Effect of federal government policy on improving economy

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How much of a difference do you think federal government policy can make in

improving the economy?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,835 1 A big difference

2,228 2 Some difference

717 3 Not very much difference

197 4 No difference

3,023 .

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government_vs_private_2017

Closer to view - Government should do more or less to solve problems

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which is closer to your view? Randomized [Order of #1 and #2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

2,046 1 Government should do more to

solve problems

2,316 2 Government is doing too many

things better left to businesses

and individuals

626 8 Don't know

3,012 .

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muslim_describe_economy_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Contribute to the country's

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What percent of Muslims living in the United States would you say are described

by the following statements? If you aren't sure, just give your best guess.

CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY [Order of statements randomized]

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muslim_describe_laws_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Have respect for American id

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAVE RESPECT FOR AMERICAN IDEALS AND LAWS

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muslim_describe_terrorism_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Are willing to commit acts o

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ARE WILLING TO COMMIT ACTS OF TERRORISM

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muslim_describe_families_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Care about their families

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CARE ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES

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muslim_describe_false_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Believe in a false religion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BELIEVE IN A FALSE RELIGION

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muslim_describe_terror_symp_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement – Are sympathetic to those who

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ARE SYMPATHETIC TO THOSE WHO COMMIT ACTS OF TERRORISM

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muslim_describe_religious_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Are deeply religious in thei

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ARE DEEPLY RELIGIOUS IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES

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muslim_describe_women_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Have outdated views of women

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAVE OUTDATED VIEWS OF WOMEN

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muslim_describe_fit_in_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Want to fit in and be part o

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WANT TO FIT IN AND BE A PART OF THIS COUNTRY

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muslim_describe_gays_2017

Percent of Muslims in U.S. described by statement - Have outdated views of gays

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAVE OUTDATED VIEWS OF GAYS AND LESBIANS

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muslim_distrust_mosque_2017

Muslim surveillance proposals – Increase surveillance of mosques in the U.S. and

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you agree or disagree with each of these proposals? INCREASE

SURVEILLANCE OF MOSQUES IN THE U.S. AND OTHER PLACES WHERE MUSLIMS MAY

CONGREGATE.[Order of proposals randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,314 1 Strongly Agree

1,345 2 Somewhat Agree

1,119 3 Somewhat Disagree

1,195 4 Strongly Disagree

3,027 .

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muslim_distrust_airpot_2017

Muslim surveillance proposals - Target Muslims at U.S. airport screenings to ens

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TARGET MUSLIMS ON U.S. AIRPORT SCREENINGS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF FLIGHTS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,129 1 Strongly Agree

1,382 2 Somewhat Agree

1,211 3 Somewhat Disagree

1,253 4 Strongly Disagree

3,025 .

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muslim_distrust_vote_2017

Muslim surveillance proposals - Deny Muslims who are U.S. citizens the right to

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DENY MUSLIMS WHO ARE U.S. CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO VOTE

Freq. Numeric Label

290 1 Strongly Agree

252 2 Somewhat Agree

846 3 Somewhat Disagree

3,586 4 Strongly Disagree

3,026 .

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tradepolicy_2017

Increase trade with other nations

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Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,520 1 Favor

411 2 Oppose

1,064 8 Don't know

3,005 .

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egalitarian_opportunies_2017

Agree or disagree - Our society should do whatever is necessary to make sure tha

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements: OUR SOCIETY

SHOULD DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AN EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED.[Order of statements randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,875 1 Strongly Agree

1,416 2 Somewhat Agree

1,009 3 Neither agree nor disagree

355 4 Somewhat Disagree

325 5 Strongly Disagree

3,020 .

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egalitarian_worry_less_2017

Agree or disagree - This country would be better off if we worried less about ho

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THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF WE WORRIED LESS ABOUT HOW EQUAL PEOPLE

ARE.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,118 1 Strongly Agree

983 2 Somewhat Agree

887 3 Neither agree nor disagree

733 4 Somewhat Disagree

1,255 5 Strongly Disagree

3,024 .

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egalitarian_no_big_deal_2017

Agree or disagree - It's not really that big a problem if some people have more

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IT’S NOT REALLY THAT BIG A PROBLEM IF SOME PEOPLE HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE IN

LIFE THAN OTHERS.

Freq. Numeric Label

497 1 Strongly Agree

957 2 Somewhat Agree

1,345 3 Neither agree nor disagree

1,030 4 Somewhat Disagree

1,142 5 Strongly Disagree

3,029 .

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egalitarian_fewer_problems_2017

Agree or disagree - If people were treated more equally in this country we would

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IF PEOPLE WERE TREATED MORE EQUALLY IN THIS COUNTRY WE WOULD HAVE FEWER

PROBLEMS.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,660 1 Strongly Agree

1,253 2 Somewhat Agree

969 3 Neither agree nor disagree

605 4 Somewhat Disagree

486 5 Strongly Disagree

3,027 .

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promote_diversity_2017

Thoughts when hear talk of promoting diversity

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When you hear people talk about promoting diversity in our society, do you

think they mean that: [Order of #1 and #2 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,561 1 People of all races and

backgrounds should be equally

valued and included in society

1,160 2 Minorities should receive

special privileges in society

264 8 Don't know

3,015 .

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expert_ordinary_2017

Views of experts - I'd rather put my trust in the wisdom of ordinary people than

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How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? I’D

RATHER PUT MY TRUST IN THE WISDOM OF ORDINARY PEOPLE THAN THE OPINIONS OF

EXPERTS AND INTELLECTUALS.[Order of statements randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

654 1 Strongly Agree

1,714 2 Somewhat Agree

1,574 3 Somewhat Disagree

1,012 4 Strongly Disagree

3,046 .

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expert_facts_2017

Views of experts - When it comes to really important questions, scientific facts

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WHEN IT COMES TO REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, SCIENTIFIC FACTS DON’T HELP

VERY MUCH.

Freq. Numeric Label

287 1 Strongly Agree

1,094 2 Somewhat Agree

1,641 3 Somewhat Disagree

1,924 4 Strongly Disagree

3,054 .

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expert_help_2017

Views of experts - Ordinary people can really use the help of experts to underst

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORDINARY PEOPLE CAN REALLY USE THE HELP OF EXPERTS TO UNDERSTAND COMPLICATED

THINGS LIKE SCIENCE AND HEALTH.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,739 1 Strongly Agree

2,355 2 Somewhat Agree

660 3 Somewhat Disagree

205 4 Strongly Disagree

3,041 .

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expert_evil_2017

Views of experts - Politics is ultimately a struggle between good and evil.

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POLITICS IS ULTIMATELY A STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL.

Freq. Numeric Label

937 1 Strongly Agree

1,794 2 Somewhat Agree

1,369 3 Somewhat Disagree

850 4 Strongly Disagree

3,050 .

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class_meaning_2017

Class culture - What it means to be a man has changed, and I don't think that ha

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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? WHAT

IT MEANS TO BE A MAN HAS CHANGED, AND I DON’T THINK THAT HAS BEEN GOOD FOR

SOCIETY. [Order of statements randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,271 1 Strongly Agree

1,158 2 Somewhat Agree

1,146 3 Neither Agree nor Disagree

673 4 Somewhat Disagree

708 5 Strongly Disagree

3,044 .

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class_honor_2017

Class culture - Real men defend their honor.

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REAL MEN DEFEND THEIR HONOR.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,574 1 Strongly Agree

1,452 2 Somewhat Agree

1,340 3 Neither Agree nor Disagree

323 4 Somewhat Disagree

257 5 Strongly Disagree

3,054 .

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class_open_doors_2017

Class culture - It is a good thing for men to open doors for women.

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IT IS A GOOD THING FOR MEN TO OPEN DOORS FOR WOMEN.

Freq. Numeric Label

2,184 1 Strongly Agree

1,563 2 Somewhat Agree

1,061 3 Neither Agree nor Disagree

92 4 Somewhat Disagree

66 5 Strongly Disagree

3,034 .

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class_manly_2017

Class culture - Our society needs manly men.

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OUR SOCIETY NEEDS MANLY MEN.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,283 1 Strongly Agree

1,002 2 Somewhat Agree

1,416 3 Neither Agree nor Disagree

571 4 Somewhat Disagree

691 5 Strongly Disagree

3,037 .

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class_loyal_2017

Class culture - Real men are loyal to their families no matter what.

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REAL MEN ARE LOYAL TO THEIR FAMILIES NO MATTER WHAT.

Freq. Numeric Label

2,354 1 Strongly Agree

1,458 2 Somewhat Agree

823 3 Neither Agree nor Disagree

200 4 Somewhat Disagree

125 5 Strongly Disagree

3,040 .

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class_bold_2017

Class culture - Real men are bold and confident.

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REAL MEN ARE BOLD AND CONFIDENT.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,076 1 Strongly Agree

1,389 2 Somewhat Agree

1,759 3 Neither Agree nor Disagree

412 4 Somewhat Disagree

312 5 Strongly Disagree

3,052 .

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employment_status_2017

Current employment status

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Which of the following best describes your current employment status?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,022 1 Employed full-time for 35 hours

or more per week

512 2 Employed part-time for less than

35 hours per week

66 3 Unemployed for less than 6

months

210 4 Unemployed for more than 6

months

328 5 Homemaker

1,799 6 Retired

42 7 Student

3,021 .

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job_looking_2017

Currently looking for job

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[If unemployed:] Are you currently looking for a job?

Freq. Numeric Label

135 1 Yes

141 2 No

7,724 .

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job_title_2017

Job title

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[If employed full-time or part-time:] What is your job title?

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job_title_t_2017

Job title - Text

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If other:] open box text

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finance_worry_2017

Worry about personal finances over past 6 months

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Over the past 6 months how worried have you been about your personal

finances?

Freq. Numeric Label

952 1 Very worried

2,000 2 Somewhat worried

1,500 3 Not very worried

535 4 Not at all worried

3,013 .

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savings_2017

Household savings

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Does your household have any money set aside that you consider savings?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,537 1 Yes

1,439 2 No

3,024 .

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unexpected_2017

Household financially prepared for the unexpected

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Thinking about your household’s finances today, do you feel your household

is financially prepared for the unexpected?

Freq. Numeric Label

668 1 Very prepared

2,230 2 Somewhat prepared

1,261 3 Not very prepared

817 4 Not at all prepared

3,024 .

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finance_event_lost_job_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Lost your job

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In the last 12 months, have you: LOST YOUR JOB [Order of options randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

207 1 Yes

3,195 2 No

1,565 3 Not applicable

3,033 .

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finance_event_spouse_job_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Had a spouse or partner lose their job

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HAD A SPOUSE OR PARTNER LOSE THEIR JOB

Freq. Numeric Label

221 1 Yes

3,021 2 No

1,732 3 Not applicable

3,026 .

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finance_event_rent_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Had difficulty making a mortgage payment or pay you

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A MORTGAGE PAYMENT OR PAY YOUR RENT

Freq. Numeric Label

431 1 Yes

3,311 2 No

1,233 3 Not applicable

3,025 .

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finance_event_loan_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Had difficulty making a student loan payment

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HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

213 1 Yes

1,863 2 No

2,899 3 Not applicable

3,025 .

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finance_event_car_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Had difficulty making a car payment

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HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A CAR PAYMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

223 1 Yes

2,878 2 No

1,873 3 Not applicable

3,026 .

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finance_event_credit_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Had difficulty making a credit card payment

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HAD DIFFICULTY MAKING A CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

type: numeric (byte)

label: LABR

range: [1,3] units: 1

unique values: 3 missing .: 3,028/8,000

Freq. Numeric Label

582 1 Yes

3,780 2 No

610 3 Not applicable

3,028 .

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finance_event_income_2017

Happened in last 12 months - Experienced a drop in your household income

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EXPERIENCED A DROP IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Freq. Numeric Label

1,296 1 Yes

3,337 2 No

341 3 Not applicable

3,026 .

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satisfaction_job_2017

Satisfaction with - Job

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Overall, how satisfied are you with your: JOB [Order of options randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

984 1 Very satisfied

1,198 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,954 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

394 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

351 5 Very dissatisfied

3,119 .

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satisfaction_incmoe_2017

Satisfaction with - Income

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INCOME

Freq. Numeric Label

668 1 Very satisfied

1,783 2 Somewhat satisfied

877 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

1,038 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

586 5 Very dissatisfied

3,048 .

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satisfaction_savings_2017

Satisfaction with - Savings

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SAVINGS

Freq. Numeric Label

623 1 Very satisfied

1,519 2 Somewhat satisfied

796 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

1,046 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

959 5 Very dissatisfied

3,057 .

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satisfaction_debt_2017

Satisfaction with - Personal or family debt

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PERSONAL OR FAMILY DEBT

Freq. Numeric Label

1,080 1 Very satisfied

1,265 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,044 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

922 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

642 5 Very dissatisfied

3,047 .

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satisfaction_healthcare_2017

Satisfaction with - Health care

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HEALTH CARE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,193 1 Very satisfied

1,961 2 Somewhat satisfied

687 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

662 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

452 5 Very dissatisfied

3,045 .

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satisfaction_live_2017

Satisfaction with - Place where you live

100

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PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,884 1 Very satisfied

1,872 2 Somewhat satisfied

544 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

472 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

185 5 Very dissatisfied

3,043 .

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satisfaction_neighborhood_2017

Satisfaction with - Neighborhood

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NEIGHBORHOOD

Freq. Numeric Label

1,797 1 Very satisfied

1,967 2 Somewhat satisfied

637 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

415 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

138 5 Very dissatisfied

3,046 .

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satisfaction_localeconomy_2017

Satisfaction with - Local economy

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LOCAL ECONOMY

Freq. Numeric Label

615 1 Very satisfied

2,049 2 Somewhat satisfied

1,244 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

761 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

284 5 Very dissatisfied

3,047 .

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satisfaction_family_2017

Satisfaction with - Family relationships

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,021 1 Very satisfied

1,731 2 Somewhat satisfied

652 3 Neither satisfied nor

dissatisfied

414 4 Somewhat dissatisfied

101

146 5 Very dissatisfied

3,036 .

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community_issue_alcohol_2017

Problem in own community - Alcohol abuse

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Thinking about some of the problems facing communities in the U.S. today,

please say whether any of the following are problems in your own community.

ALCOHOL ABUSE [Order of options randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,440 1 Major problem

2,660 2 Minor problem

848 3 Not a problem

3,052 .

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community_issue_drug_2017

Problem in own community - Drug abuse

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DRUG ABUSE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,511 1 Major problem

1,989 2 Minor problem

457 3 Not a problem

3,043 .

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community_issue_poverty_2017

Problem in own community - Poverty

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POVERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

1,726 1 Major problem

2,506 2 Minor problem

725 3 Not a problem

3,043 .

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community_issue_jobs_2017

Problem in own community - A lack of good jobs

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A LACK OF GOOD JOBS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,029 1 Major problem

2,195 2 Minor problem

738 3 Not a problem

3,038 .

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102

community_issue_crime_2017

Problem in own community - Crime

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CRIME

Freq. Numeric Label

1,691 1 Major problem

2,698 2 Minor problem

570 3 Not a problem

3,041 .

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community_issue_schools_2017

Problem in own community - A lack of good schools

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A LACK OF GOOD SCHOOLS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,374 1 Major problem

1,758 2 Minor problem

1,826 3 Not a problem

3,042 .

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community_econ_health_2017

Problem in own community - Community economic health

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Overall, has the economic health of your community improved, declined or

stayed the same in recent years? [Order of #1 and #3 randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

952 1 Improved

2,746 2 About the same

895 3 Declined

393 4 Don't know

3,014 .

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community_quality_life_2017

Problem in own community - Quality of life in local community improve

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Looking ahead, do you think the quality of life in your local community will

likely get better, get worse or stay about the same? [Order of #1 and #3

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

1,052 1 Better

2,683 2 About the same

703 3 Worse

541 4 Don't know

3,021 .

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103

race_2017

Race

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What racial or ethnic group best describes you?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,005 1 White

403 2 Black

248 3 Hispanic

81 4 Asian

32 5 Native American

125 6 Mixed

102 7 Other

4 8 Middle Eastern

3,000 .

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race_fate_2017

How much does what happens to people who are the same race as R affect what happ

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[How much do you think that what happens generally to [R’s race/ethnicity]

in this country will have something to do with what happens in your life?

Freq. Numeric Label

995 1 A lot

2,036 2 Some

1,448 3 Not very much

500 4 None

3,021 .

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race_importance_2017

Importance of race/ethnicity to R's identity

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How important is being [R’s race/ethnicity] to your identity?

Freq. Numeric Label

823 1 Extremely important

793 2 Very important

1,085 3 Moderately important

779 4 A little important

1,495 5 Not at all important

3,025 .

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educ_2017

Education

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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Freq. Numeric Label

84 1 No HS

1,226 2 High school graduate

765 3 Some college

104

729 4 2-year

1,344 5 4-year

852 6 Post-grad

3,000 .

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marstat_2017

Marital Status

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What is your marital status?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,962 1 Married

46 2 Separated

598 3 Divorced

365 4 Widowed

912 5 Never married

117 6 Domestic / civil partnership

3,000 .

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child18_2017

Children under the age of 18

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Are you the parent or guardian of any children under the age of 18?

Freq. Numeric Label

822 1 Yes

4,178 2 No

3,000 .

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faminc_new_2017

Family income

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Thinking back over the last year, what was your family's annual income?

Freq. Numeric Label

123 1 Less than $10,000

300 2 $10,000 - $19,999

406 3 $20,000 - $29,999

474 4 $30,000 - $39,999

406 5 $40,000 - $49,999

412 6 $50,000 - $59,999

348 7 $60,000 - $69,999

357 8 $70,000 - $79,999

431 9 $80,000 - $99,999

299 10 $100,000 - $119,999

338 11 $120,000 - $149,999

226 12 $150,000 - $199,999

88 13 $200,000 - $249,999

48 14 $250,000 - $349,999

26 15 $350,000 - $499,999

19 16 $500,000 or more

105

699 97 Prefer not to say

3,000 .

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pid3_2017

3 point party ID

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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,736 1 Democrat

1,414 2 Republican

1,665 3 Independent

130 4 Other

55 5 Not sure

3,000 .

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pid7_2017

7 point Party ID

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If Democrat or Republican: Would you call yourself a strong Democrat|Republican

or a not very strong Democrat|Republican?

If Independent, other, or not sure: If you had to choose, would you lean more

toward the Republican Party candidate or the Democratic Party candidate?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,179 1 Strong Democrat

556 2 Not very strong Democrat

490 3 Lean Democrat

819 4 Independent

504 5 Lean Republican

569 6 Not very strong Republican

845 7 Strong Republican

38 8 Not sure

3,000 .

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ideo5_2017

Ideology

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In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?

Freq. Numeric Label

429 1 Very liberal

861 2 Liberal

1,744 3 Moderate

1,281 4 Conservative

541 5 Very conservative

144 6 Not sure

3,000 .

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newsint_2017

106

Political Interest

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Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most

of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that

interested. Would you say you follow what's going on in government and public

affairs ...

Freq. Numeric Label

3,356 1 Most of the time

1,072 2 Some of the time

380 3 Only now and then

147 4 Hardly at all

45 7 Don't know

3,000 .

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pew_bornagain_2017

Born Again (Pew version)

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Would you describe yourself as a “born-again” or evangelical Christian, or not?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,323 1 Yes

3,672 2 No

3,005 .

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pew_religimp_2017

Importance of religion (Pew version)

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How important is religion in your life?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,968 1 Very important

1,179 2 Somewhat important

737 3 Not too important

1,114 4 Not at all important

3,002 .

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pew_churatd_2017

Church attendance (Pew version)

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Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?

Freq. Numeric Label

366 1 More than once a week

921 2 Once a week

321 3 Once or twice a month

589 4 A few times a year

1,174 5 Seldom

1,588 6 Never

40 7 Don't know

3,001 .

107

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pew_prayer_2017

Frequency of Prayer (Pew version)

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People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious

services, how often do you pray?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,553 1 Several times a day

723 2 Once a day

589 3 A few times a week

101 4 Once a week

304 5 A few times a month

717 6 Seldom

905 7 Never

105 8 Don't know

3,003 .

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religpew_2017

Religion

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What is your present religion, if any?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,977 1 Protestant

1,055 2 Roman Catholic

84 3 Mormon

18 4 Eastern or Greek Orthodox

168 5 Jewish

13 6 Muslim

51 7 Buddhist

3 8 Hindu

292 9 Atheist

310 10 Agnostic

819 11 Nothing in particular

204 12 Something else

3,006 .

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starttime_2017

Interview Start Time

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endtime_2017

Interview End Time

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108

VARIABLES FROM DECEMBER 2016 AND EARLIER WAVES

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PARTY_AGENDAS_rand_2016

PARTY_AGENDAS

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Freq. Numeric Label

3,892 1 Democratic Party

4,108 2 Republican Party

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pp_primary16_2016

Primary Vote

Did you vote in the [state] Presidential primary this spring?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,964 1 In the Democratic primary

2,893 2 In the Republican primary

1,983 3 No, not in either

160 4 Not sure, don't recall

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pp_demprim16_2016

Democratic Primary

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If voted in the Democratic primary:] Who did you vote for in the primary?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,616 1 Hillary Clinton

1,262 2 Bernie Sanders

64 3 Someone else

32 4 Don't recall

5,026 .

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pp_repprim16_2016

Republican Primary

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[If voted in the Republican primary:] Who did you vote for in the primary?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,360 1 Donald Trump

348 2 John Kasich

760 3 Ted Cruz

274 4 Marco Rubio

126 5 Someone else

38 6 Don't recall

5,094 .

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inputstate_2016

State

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

109

What is your state of residence?

Freq. Numeric Label

80 1 Alabama

21 2 Alaska

223 4 Arizona

80 5 Arkansas

810 6 California

149 8 Colorado

77 9 Connecticut

30 10 Delaware

20 11 District of Columbia

652 12 Florida

242 13 Georgia

25 15 Hawaii

66 16 Idaho

316 17 Illinois

167 18 Indiana

93 19 Iowa

85 20 Kansas

102 21 Kentucky

70 22 Louisiana

50 23 Maine

152 24 Maryland

173 25 Massachusetts

273 26 Michigan

131 27 Minnesota

50 28 Mississippi

166 29 Missouri

28 30 Montana

52 31 Nebraska

82 32 Nevada

51 33 New Hampshire

199 34 New Jersey

60 35 New Mexico

415 36 New York

226 37 North Carolina

13 38 North Dakota

306 39 Ohio

78 40 Oklahoma

142 41 Oregon

441 42 Pennsylvania

33 44 Rhode Island

98 45 South Carolina

29 46 South Dakota

145 47 Tennessee

512 48 Texas

75 49 Utah

22 50 Vermont

210 51 Virginia

234 53 Washington

59 54 West Virginia

169 55 Wisconsin

18 56 Wyoming

110

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izip_2016

ZIP code

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So that we can ask you about the news and events in your area, in what zip code

do you currently reside?

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votereg2_2016

Voter Registration Status

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Are you currently registered to vote?

Freq. Numeric Label

7,909 1 Yes

70 2 No

21 3 Don't know

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votereg_f_2016

Voter Registration Status - Same zip as izip.2016

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Is $izip the zip code where you are registered to vote?

Freq. Numeric Label

7,672 1 Yes

238 2 No

90 .

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regzip_2016

ZIP code where respondent is registered to vote

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[If votereg_f_2016=No:] I am registered to vote at this zip code:

unique values: 234 missing .: 7,761/8,000

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turnout16_2016

2016 Turnout

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Did you vote in the election on Tuesday, November 8th?

Freq. Numeric Label

7,611 1 Yes

341 2 No

48 .

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vote_usual_2016

Do you usually vote in general elections?

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Do you usually vote in general elections?

111

Freq. Numeric Label

209 1 Yes, I usually vote, but did not

in 2016

107 2 No, I do not usually vote

7,684 .

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votemeth16_2016

Vote Method

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How did you vote?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,677 1 In person on election day

1,923 2 In person before the election

2,011 3 By mail

389 .

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presvote16post_2016

2016 President Vote Post Election

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Who did you vote for in the election for President? [Order of Clinton and Trump

randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,545 1 Hillary Clinton

3,479 2 Donald Trump

231 3 Gary Johnson

112 4 Jill Stein

24 5 Evan McMullin

182 6 Other

33 7 Did not vote for President

394 .

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presvote16post_t_2016

2016 President Vote Post Election - Text

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

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vote2016_cand2_2016

Did not vote - Preferred candidate

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If you had to choose, who did you prefer for president?

Freq. Numeric Label

156 1 Hillary Clinton (Democratic)

144 2 Donald Trump (Republican)

87 3 Don't know

7,613 .

112

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vote_for_against_2016

R's vote was primarily in favor of the candidate or was his/her vote mostly agai

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Was your vote primarily a vote in favor of [presvote16post vote choice] or was

it mostly a vote against [prevsvote16post opponent]?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,769 1 Vote in favor

2,233 2 Vote against opponent

998 .

[NOTE: The order of the next four questions was randomized]

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Clinton_Rubio_2016

Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Clinton vs Rubio

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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on randomization

order: the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, and the Republican, Marco Rubio, / the

Republican, Marco Rubio, and the Democrat, Hillary Clinton,] who would you have

preferred? [Order of Clinton and Rubio randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,556 1 Hillary Clinton (Democratic)

3,763 2 Marco Rubio (Republican)

655 3 Don't know

26 .

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Clinton_Cruz_2016

Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Clinton vs Cruz

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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on randomization

order: the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, and the Republican, Ted Cruz, / the

Republican, Ted Cruz, and the Democrat, Hillary Clinton,] who would you have

preferred? [Order of Clinton and Cruz randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,752 1 Hillary Clinton (Democratic)

3,446 2 Ted Cruz (Republican)

777 3 Don't know

25 .

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Sanders_Trump_2016

Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Sanders vs Trump

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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on randomization

order: the Democrat, Bernie Sanders, and the Republican, Donald Trump, / the

Republican, Donald Trump, and the Democrat, Bernie Sanders,] who would you have

preferred? [Order of Sanders and Trump randomized]

113

Freq. Numeric Label

4,070 1 Bernie Sanders (Democratic)

3,475 2 Donald Trump (Republican)

430 3 Don't know

25 .

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Sanders_Rubio_2016

Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Sanders vs Rubio

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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on randomization

order: the Democrat, Bernie Sanders, and the Republican, Marco Rubio, / the

Republican, Marco Rubio, and the Democrat, Bernie Sanders,] who would you have

preferred? [Order of Sanders and Rubio randomized]

Freq. Numeric Label

3,916 1 Bernie Sanders (Democratic)

3,406 2 Marco Rubio (Republican)

643 3 Don't know

35 .

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wished_voted_2016

Wishes he/she would have voted in 2016

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At this point, do you wish you had voted in 2016?

Freq. Numeric Label

131 1 Yes

239 2 No

7,630 .

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vote_regrets_2016

R regrets who he/she voted for president in 2016

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At this point, do you have any regrets about your vote for president in 2016?

Freq. Numeric Label

176 1 Yes

7,432 2 No

392 .

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second_chance_2016

Second chance at voting - Preferred presidential candidate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------If

you had the chance to do it again, how would you vote in 2016?

Freq. Numeric Label

149 1 Hillary Clinton (Democratic)

101 2 Donald Trump (Republican)

52 3 Someone Else

7,698 .

114

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second_chance_t_2016

Second chance at voting - Preferred presidential candidate - Text

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “SOMEONE ELSE”]

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accurately_counted_2016

Vote in the 2016 election was accurately counted

----------------------------------------------------------------------------How

confident are you that your vote in the 2016 election was accurately counted?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,136 1 Very confident

2,474 2 Somewhat confident

647 3 Not too confident

344 4 Not at all confident

399 .

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accurately_counted2_2016

Votes in the 2016 election were accurately counted across the country

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How confident are you that the votes in the 2016 election across the country

were accurately counted?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,587 1 Very confident

3,223 2 Somewhat confident

1,417 3 Not too confident

737 4 Not at all confident

36 .

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obamaapp_2016

Approval of Obama as President

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as

President?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,322 1 Strongly Approve

1,514 2 Somewhat Approve

815 3 Somewhat Disapprove

3,264 4 Strongly Disapprove

79 5 Don't know

6 .

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fav_trump_2016

Favorability - Trump

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115

Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

DONALD TRUMP

Freq. Numeric Label

2,051 1 Very favorable

1,478 2 Somewhat favorable

643 3 Somewhat unfavorable

3,639 4 Very unfavorable

142 8 Don't know

47 .

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fav_cruz_2016

Favorability - Cruz

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

TED CRUZ

Freq. Numeric Label

869 1 Very favorable

1,886 2 Somewhat favorable

1,474 3 Somewhat unfavorable

3,230 4 Very unfavorable

492 8 Don't know

49 .

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fav_ryan_2016

Favorability - Ryan

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

PAUL RYAN

Freq. Numeric Label

732 1 Very favorable

2,175 2 Somewhat favorable

1,918 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,539 4 Very unfavorable

572 8 Don't know

64 .

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fav_romn_2016

Favorability - Romney

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

MITT ROMNEY

Freq. Numeric Label

520 1 Very favorable

2,265 2 Somewhat favorable

2,808 3 Somewhat unfavorable

1,952 4 Very unfavorable

401 8 Don't know

116

54 .

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fav_obama_2016

Favorability - Obama

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

BARACK OBAMA

Freq. Numeric Label

2,733 1 Very favorable

1,180 2 Somewhat favorable

702 3 Somewhat unfavorable

3,245 4 Very unfavorable

93 8 Don't know

47 .

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fav_hrc_2016

Favorability - Clinton

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

HILLARY CLINTON

Freq. Numeric Label

1,748 1 Very favorable

1,602 2 Somewhat favorable

689 3 Somewhat unfavorable

3,819 4 Very unfavorable

88 8 Don't know

54 .

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fav_sanders_2016

Favorability - Sanders

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

BERNIE SANDERS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,192 1 Very favorable

2,112 2 Somewhat favorable

1,288 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,075 4 Very unfavorable

280 8 Don't know

53 .

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fav_rubio_2016

Favorability - Rubio

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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people?

MARCO RUBIO

117

Freq. Numeric Label

944 1 Very favorable

2,427 2 Somewhat favorable

1,947 3 Somewhat unfavorable

2,021 4 Very unfavorable

601 8 Don't know

60 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D1_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the size of government

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

243 1 Much less

255 2 Somewhat less

1,056 3 About the same

728 4 Somewhat more

1,526 5 Much more

4,192 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D2_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Creating jobs

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

CREATING JOBS

Freq. Numeric Label

95 1 Much less

54 2 Somewhat less

587 3 About the same

1,160 4 Somewhat more

1,932 5 Much more

4,172 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D3_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Renegotiating trade deals

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

RENEGOTIATING TRADE DEALS

Freq. Numeric Label

212 1 Much less

238 2 Somewhat less

1,251 3 About the same

1,097 4 Somewhat more

1,011 5 Much more

118

4,191 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D4_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reforming the health care system

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Freq. Numeric Label

377 1 Much less

207 2 Somewhat less

613 3 About the same

994 4 Somewhat more

1,626 5 Much more

4,183 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D5_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing how much Americans pay in taxes

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING HOW MUCH AMERICANS PAY IN TAXES

Freq. Numeric Label

171 1 Much less

262 2 Somewhat less

937 3 About the same

945 4 Somewhat more

1,512 5 Much more

4,173 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D6_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating the effects of climate change

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Freq. Numeric Label

971 1 Much less

371 2 Somewhat less

880 3 About the same

692 4 Somewhat more

903 5 Much more

4,183 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D7_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing poverty

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

119

Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING POVERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

254 1 Much less

277 2 Somewhat less

974 3 About the same

1,081 4 Somewhat more

1,232 5 Much more

4,182 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D8_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Restricting immigration

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION

Freq. Numeric Label

362 1 Much less

351 2 Somewhat less

1,056 3 About the same

623 4 Somewhat more

1,435 5 Much more

4,173 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D9_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the national debt

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING THE NATIONAL DEBT

Freq. Numeric Label

131 1 Much less

160 2 Somewhat less

876 3 About the same

909 4 Somewhat more

1,750 5 Much more

4,174 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D10_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Increasing racial equality

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

INCREASING RACIAL EQUALITY

Freq. Numeric Label

673 1 Much less

120

434 2 Somewhat less

1,161 3 About the same

786 4 Somewhat more

754 5 Much more

4,192 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D11_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating terrorism

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

COMBATING TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

120 1 Much less

161 2 Somewhat less

1,206 3 About the same

832 4 Somewhat more

1,487 5 Much more

4,194 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D12_2016

Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Standing up to political correctness

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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

STANDING UP TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Freq. Numeric Label

665 1 Much less

333 2 Somewhat less

978 3 About the same

666 4 Somewhat more

1,181 5 Much more

4,177 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R1_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the size of government

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

520 1 Much less

405 2 Somewhat less

896 3 About the same

824 4 Somewhat more

1,391 5 Much more

3,964 .

121

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R2_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Creating jobs

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

CREATING JOBS

Freq. Numeric Label

68 1 Much less

73 2 Somewhat less

615 3 About the same

1,180 4 Somewhat more

2,102 5 Much more

3,962 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R3_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Renegotiating trade deals

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

RENEGOTIATING TRADE DEALS

Freq. Numeric Label

383 1 Much less

462 2 Somewhat less

1,099 3 About the same

1,153 4 Somewhat more

940 5 Much more

3,963 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R4_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reforming the health care system

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Freq. Numeric Label

535 1 Much less

365 2 Somewhat less

611 3 About the same

883 4 Somewhat more

1,639 5 Much more

3,967 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R5_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing how much Americans pay in taxes

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

122

REDUCING HOW MUCH AMERICANS PAY IN TAXES

Freq. Numeric Label

391 1 Much less

343 2 Somewhat less

891 3 About the same

1,057 4 Somewhat more

1,363 5 Much more

3,955 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R6_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating the effects of climate change

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Freq. Numeric Label

861 1 Much less

467 2 Somewhat less

817 3 About the same

586 4 Somewhat more

1,305 5 Much more

3,964 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R7_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing poverty

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING POVERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

160 1 Much less

175 2 Somewhat less

897 3 About the same

1,178 4 Somewhat more

1,622 5 Much more

3,968 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R8_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Restricting immigration

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION

Freq. Numeric Label

709 1 Much less

485 2 Somewhat less

778 3 About the same

123

716 4 Somewhat more

1,342 5 Much more

3,970 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R9_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the national debt

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

REDUCING THE NATIONAL DEBT

Freq. Numeric Label

227 1 Much less

240 2 Somewhat less

806 3 About the same

1,121 4 Somewhat more

1,639 5 Much more

3,967 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R10_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Increasing racial equality

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

INCREASING RACIAL EQUALITY

Freq. Numeric Label

429 1 Much less

308 2 Somewhat less

1,288 3 About the same

792 4 Somewhat more

1,217 5 Much more

3,966 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R11_2016

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating terrorism

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

COMBATING TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

166 1 Much less

227 2 Somewhat less

1,249 3 About the same

879 4 Somewhat more

1,522 5 Much more

3,957 .

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R12_2016

124

Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Standing up to political correctness

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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or about the same

amount on the following priorities?

STANDING UP TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Freq. Numeric Label

835 1 Much less

400 2 Somewhat less

788 3 About the same

736 4 Somewhat more

1,282 5 Much more

3,959 .

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_1_2016

RIGGED SYSTEM - Elections today don't matter; things stay the same

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements:

ELECTIONS TODAY DON’T MATTER; THINGS STAY THE SAME NO MATTER WHO WE VOTE IN

Freq. Numeric Label

604 1 Strongly agree

2,204 2 Agree

3,632 3 Disagree

1,476 4 Strongly disagree

84 .

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_2_2016

RIGGED SYSTEM - America is a fair society where everyone has the opportunity to

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements:

AMERICA IS A FAIR SOCIETY WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AHEAD

Freq. Numeric Label

1,296 1 Strongly agree

3,173 2 Agree

2,399 3 Disagree

1,028 4 Strongly disagree

104 .

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_3_2016

RIGGED SYSTEM - Our economic system is biased in favor of the wealthiest

Americans

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements:

OUT ECONOMIC SYSTEM IS BIASED IN FAVOR OF THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS

Freq. Numeric Label

125

3,155 1 Strongly agree

2,609 2 Agree

1,675 3 Disagree

442 4 Strongly disagree

119 .

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_4_2016

RIGGED SYSTEM - You can't believe much of what you hear from the mainstream

media

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements:

YOU CAN’T BELIEVE MUCH OF WHAT YOU HEAR FROM THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA

Freq. Numeric Label

3,187 1 Strongly agree

2,350 2 Agree

1,818 3 Disagree

537 4 Strongly disagree

108 .

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_5_2016

RIGGED SYSTEM - People like me don't have any say in what the government does

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements:

PEOPLE LIKE MY DON’T HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES

Freq. Numeric Label

1,354 1 Strongly agree

3,271 2 Agree

2,767 3 Disagree

496 4 Strongly disagree

112 .

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_6_2016

RIGGED SYSTEM - Elites in this country don't understand the problems I am

facing

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements:

ELITES IN THIS COUNTRY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS I AM FACING

Freq. Numeric Label

3,505 1 Strongly agree

3,171 2 Agree

974 3 Disagree

220 4 Strongly disagree

130 .

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126

track_2016

Direction the country is heading to

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say things in this country today are...

Freq. Numeric Label

1,858 1 Generally headed in the right

direction

5,043 2 Off on the wrong track

998 3 Don't know

101 .

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persfinretro_2016

Change in personal finances over past year

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say that you and your family are...

Freq. Numeric Label

1,158 1 Better off financially

4,498 2 About the same as now

2,236 3 Worse off financially

92 4 Don't know

16 .

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econtrend_2016

The economy is...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,213 1 Getting better

3,480 2 About the same

1,815 3 Getting worse

460 4 Don't know

32 .

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americatrend_2016

Life in America today for people like R compared to fifty years ago

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In general, would you say life in America today is better, worse, or about the

same as it was fifty years ago for people like you?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,242 1 Better

1,382 2 About the same

3,951 3 Worse

405 4 Don't know

20 .

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futuretrend_2016

127

Standard of living for the current children in the future when they are the same

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When children today are the age you are now, do you think their standard of

living will be better, about the same, or worse than yours is now?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,349 1 Better than R's

1,575 2 About the same as R's

3,295 3 Worse than R's

1,758 4 Don't know

23 .

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wealth_2016

Distribution of money and wealth in this country

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair,

or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly

distributed among more people?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,634 1 Distribution is fair

4,289 2 Should be more evenly

distributed

1,038 8 Don't know

39 .

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values_culture_2016

In America, values and culture of people like R are...

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In America today, do you feel the values and culture of people like you are:

Freq. Numeric Label

998 1 Generally becoming more

widespread and accepted

1,680 2 Holding steady

4,663 3 Generally becoming rarer and

less accepted

634 8 Don't know

25 .

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US_respect_2016

US is more/less respected by other countries than in the past

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Compared with the past, would you say the US is more respected by other

countries these days, less respected by other countries, or as respected as it

has been in the past?

Freq. Numeric Label

420 1 More respected

1,065 2 As respected as in the past

6,011 3 Less respected

128

472 8 Don't know

32 .

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trustgovt_2016

Trust the government

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How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to

do what is right?

Freq. Numeric Label

64 1 Just about always

881 2 Most of the time

6,994 3 Some of the time

61 .

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trust_people_2016

Most people can/can't be trusted

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Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you

can't be too careful in dealing with people?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,377 1 Can't be too careful in dealing

with people

3,034 2 Most people can be trusted

542 8 Don't know

47 .

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helpful_people_2016

People try to be helpful or are they mostly just looking out for themselves

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful, or that they are

mostly just looking out for themselves?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,804 1 People try to be helpful

3,489 2 People are looking out for

themselves

669 8 Don't know

38 .

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fair_people_2016

Most people try to take advantage or try to be fair

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Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they got a

chance, or would they try to be fair?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,606 1 People would try to take

advantage

129

3,246 2 People would try to be fair

1,097 8 Don't know

51 .

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ft_black_2016

Feeling thermometer - Blacks

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We'd like to get your feelings toward some groups who are in the news these

days. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel favorable

and warm toward the group. Ratings between 0 degrees and 50 degrees mean that

you don't feel favorable toward the group and that you don't care too much for

that group. You would rate the group at the 50 degree mark if you don't feel

particularly warm or cold toward the group. If we come to a group who you don't

recognize, you don't need to rate that group. Click on the thermometer to give a

rating.

BLACKS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

133 .

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ft_white_2016

Feeling thermometer - Whites

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WHITES

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

123 .

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ft_hisp_2016

Feeling thermometer - Hispanics

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HISPANICS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

130

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

133 .

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ft_asian_2016

Feeling thermometer - Asians

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ASIANS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

95 .

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ft_muslim_2016

Feeling thermometer - Muslims

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MUSLIMS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

268 .

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ft_jew_2016

Feeling thermometer - Jews

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JEWS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

114 .

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ft_christ_2016

Feeling thermometer - Christians

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CHRISTIANS

Freq. Numeric Label

131

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

130 .

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ft_fem_2016

Feeling thermometer - Feminists

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FEMINISTS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

283 .

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ft_immig_2016

Feeling thermometer - Immigrants

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IMMIGRANTS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

164 .

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ft_blm_2016

Feeling thermometer - Black Lives Matter

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

481 .

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ft_wallst_2016

Feeling thermometer - Wall Street bankers

132

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WALL STREET BANKERS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

369 .

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ft_gays_2016

Feeling thermometer - Gays and lesbians

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GAYS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

201 .

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ft_unions_2016

Feeling thermometer - Labor unions

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UNIONS

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

267 .

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ft_police_2016

Feeling thermometer - Police officers

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POLICE

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

116 .

133

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ft_altright_2016

Feeling thermometer - The alt-right movement

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ALT RIGHT

Freq. Numeric Label

0 Unfavorable

50 No feeling at

100 Favorable

997 Don’t know

657 .

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imiss_a_2016

Issue importance - Crime

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

CRIME

Freq. Numeric Label

4,644 1 Very important

2,650 2 Somewhat important

524 3 Not very important

65 4 Unimportant

117 .

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imiss_b_2016

Issue importance - The economy

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THE ECONOMY

Freq. Numeric Label

6,163 1 Very important

1,617 2 Somewhat important

67 3 Not very important

15 4 Unimportant

138 .

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imiss_c_2016

Issue importance - Immigration

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IMMIGRATION

Freq. Numeric Label

3,686 1 Very important

2,999 2 Somewhat important

978 3 Not very important

199 4 Unimportant

138 .

134

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imiss_d_2016

Issue importance - The environment

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THE ENVIORNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

3,475 1 Very important

2,638 2 Somewhat important

1,189 3 Not very important

553 4 Unimportant

145 .

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imiss_e_2016

Issue importance - Religious liberty

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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

4,113 1 Very important

2,205 2 Somewhat important

941 3 Not very important

602 4 Unimportant

139 .

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imiss_f_2016

Issue importance - Terrorism

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TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

4,854 1 Very important

2,215 2 Somewhat important

632 3 Not very important

170 4 Unimportant

129 .

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imiss_g_2016

Issue importance - Gay rights

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GAY RIGHTS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,928 1 Very important

2,117 2 Somewhat important

1,915 3 Not very important

1,904 4 Unimportant

136 .

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imiss_h_2016

135

Issue importance - Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EDUCATION

Freq. Numeric Label

4,875 1 Very important

2,438 2 Somewhat important

422 3 Not very important

122 4 Unimportant

143 .

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imiss_i_2016

Issue importance - Family and medical leave

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FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,547 1 Very important

3,127 2 Somewhat important

1,658 3 Not very important

555 4 Unimportant

113 .

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imiss_j_2016

Issue importance - Health care

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HEALTH CARE

Freq. Numeric Label

5,947 1 Very important

1,688 2 Somewhat important

181 3 Not very important

57 4 Unimportant

127 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_k_2016

Issue importance - Money in politics

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MONEY IN POLITICS

Freq. Numeric Label

3,845 1 Very important

2,570 2 Somewhat important

1,111 3 Not very important

332 4 Unimportant

142 .

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imiss_l_2016

Issue importance - Climate change

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

136

CLIMATE CHANGE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,058 1 Very important

1,787 2 Somewhat important

1,356 3 Not very important

1,682 4 Unimportant

117 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_m_2016

Issue importance - Social Security

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SOCIAL SECURITY

Freq. Numeric Label

5,682 1 Very important

1,844 2 Somewhat important

280 3 Not very important

65 4 Unimportant

129 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_n_2016

Issue importance - Infrastructure investment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

3,636 1 Very important

3,350 2 Somewhat important

707 3 Not very important

170 4 Unimportant

137 .

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imiss_o_2016

Issue importance - Jobs

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JOBS

Freq. Numeric Label

5,751 1 Very important

1,920 2 Somewhat important

183 3 Not very important

43 4 Unimportant

103 .

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imiss_p_2016

Issue importance - The budget deficit

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE BUDGET DEFICIT

137

Freq. Numeric Label

4,049 1 Very important

2,561 2 Somewhat important

957 3 Not very important

288 4 Unimportant

145 .

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imiss_q_2016

Issue importance - Poverty

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

POVERTY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,975 1 Very important

2,939 2 Somewhat important

777 3 Not very important

170 4 Unimportant

139 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_r_2016

Issue importance - Taxes

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAXES

Freq. Numeric Label

4,557 1 Very important

2,673 2 Somewhat important

549 3 Not very important

92 4 Unimportant

129 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_s_2016

Issue importance - Medicare

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MEDICARE

Freq. Numeric Label

5,084 1 Very important

2,204 2 Somewhat important

490 3 Not very important

98 4 Unimportant

124 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_t_2016

Issue importance - Abortion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABORTION

Freq. Numeric Label

3,039 1 Very important

138

2,386 2 Somewhat important

1,569 3 Not very important

888 4 Unimportant

118 .

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imiss_u_2016

Issue importance - The size of government

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

3,372 1 Very important

2,535 2 Somewhat important

1,475 3 Not very important

473 4 Unimportant

145 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_x_2016

Issue importance - Racial equality

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RACIAL EQUALITY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,248 1 Very important

2,654 2 Somewhat important

1,259 3 Not very important

721 4 Unimportant

118 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_y_2016

Issue importance - Gender equality

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GENDER EQUALITY

Freq. Numeric Label

2,801 1 Very important

2,439 2 Somewhat important

1,470 3 Not very important

1,161 4 Unimportant

129 .

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immi_contribution_2016

Illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society or are a drain

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society

or are a drain?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,951 1 Mostly make a contribution

940 2 Neither

139

3,540 3 Mostly a drain

541 8 Don't know

28 .

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immi_naturalize_2016

Provide a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the United States to

become citizens

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in

the United States to become U.S. citizens?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,143 1 Favor

2,718 2 Oppose

1,112 8 Don't know

27 .

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immi_makedifficult_2016

Easier/harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US legally than it is currently

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US

legally than it is currently?

Freq. Numeric Label

643 1 Much easier

1,245 2 Slightly easier

2,175 3 No change

1,546 4 Slightly harder

1,916 5 Much harder

446 8 Don't know

29 .

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immi_muslim_2016

Ban temporarily Muslims from other countries from entering the United States

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose temporarily banning Muslims from other countries from

entering the United States?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,085 1 Strongly favor

1,514 2 Somewhat favor

1,223 3 Somewhat oppose

2,438 4 Strongly oppose

702 8 Don't know

38 .

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abortview3_2016

View on Abortion

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Do you think abortion should be...

140

Freq. Numeric Label

2,737 1 Legal in all cases

3,890 2 Legal/Illegal in some cases

1,024 3 Illegal in all cases

328 8 Don't know

21 .

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gaymar_2016

Opinion on gay marriage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,213 1 Favor

2,809 2 Oppose

956 8 Don't know

22 .

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view_transgender_2016

Public restroom usage of Transgender people

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following comes closest to your view?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,094 1 Should be allow to us the

restrooms of the gender with

which they currently identify

3,525 2 Should be required to use the

restrooms of the gender they

were born into

1,342 8 Don't know

39 .

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deathpen_2016

Death penalty for persons convicted of murder

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Are you in favor or opposed to the death penalty for persons convicted of

murder?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,603 1 Favor the death penalty

2,293 2 Opposed to the death penalty

1,071 8 Don't know

33 .

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deathpenfreq_2016

Death penalty is imposed too often or not often enough

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think the death penalty is imposed too often or not often enough?

141

Freq. Numeric Label

1,893 1 Too often

1,271 2 About right

3,337 3 Not often enough

1,476 8 Don't know

23 .

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police_threat_2016

Recent killings of African American men by police in recent years are...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think the recent killings of African American men by police in recent

years are isolated incidents, or are they part of a broader pattern of how

police treat African Americans?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,006 1 Isolated incidents

3,201 2 Part of a broader pattern

752 8 Don't know

41 .

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conviction_accuracy_2016

What would be worse

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What do you think would be worse:

Freq. Numeric Label

4,733 1 Having 20,000 people in prison

who are actually innocent

2,170 2 Having 20,000 people not in

prison but who are actually

guilty

1,052 8 Don't know

45 .

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univhealthcov_2016

Federal government's responsibility to insure that everyone has health care cove

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to see to it

that everyone has health care coverage?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,654 1 Yes

3,670 2 No

645 8 Don't know

31 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

healthreformbill_2016

What should be done to the health care reform bill

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

142

Do you think the health care reform bill should be expanded, kept the same, or

repealed?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,132 1 Expanded

449 2 Kept the same

3,729 3 Repealed

663 8 Don't know

27 .

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envwarm_2016

Existence of global warming

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that global temperatures have been going up slowly over the past

100 years - the phenomenon called "global warming." Do you think that global

warming is happening?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,596 1 Definitely is happening

1,716 2 Probably is happening

1,141 3 Probably is not happening

1,078 4 Definitely is not happening

451 5 Don't know

18 .

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envpoll2_2016

Cause of global warming

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think global warming has been caused by pollution from human activities

(such as emissions from cars and factories) or by natural causes?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,187 1 Pollution from human activities

1,670 2 Natural causes not related to

human activities

1,026 3 Don't know

1,117 .

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affirmact_gen_2016

Affirmative action programs for women and racial minorities

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and

racial minorities?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,737 1 Favor

3,640 2 Oppose

1,588 8 Don't know

35 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

143

taxdoug_2016

Raise taxes for the wealthy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor raising taxes on families with incomes over $200,000 per year?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,865 1 Yes

2,312 2 No

791 3 Don't know

32 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

govt_reg_2016

Amount of regulation of business by the government

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation of business

by the government?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,473 1 Too much

1,628 2 About the right amount

1,999 3 Too little

871 8 Don't know

29 .

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gvmt_involment_2016

Role of government in economy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which statement comes closer to your own view?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,215 1 We need a strong government to

handle today's complex economic

problems

3,753 2 People would be better able to

handle today's problems within a

free market with less government

involvement

993 8 Don't know

39 .

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tradepolicy_2016

Increase trade with other nations

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,509 1 Favor

1,260 2 Oppose

2,190 8 Don't know

41 .

144

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free_trade_1_2016

Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the number of job

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or

decrease each of the following, or don't make much difference either way?

THE NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN WORKERS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,724 1 Increase

4,787 2 Decrease

1,288 3 No impact

201 .

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free_trade_2_2016

Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the wages of

Americans

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or

decrease each of the following, or don't make much difference either way?

THE WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,378 1 Increase

4,787 2 Decrease

1,623 3 No impact

212 .

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free_trade_3_2016

Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the prices of

products

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or

decrease each of the following, or don't make much difference either way?

THE PRICES OF PROCUTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,110 1 Increase

4,329 2 Decrease

1,346 3 No impact

215 .

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free_trade_4_2016

Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the quality of

products

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or

decrease each of the following, or don't make much difference either way?

THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS

Freq. Numeric Label

145

1,812 1 Increase

4,062 2 Decrease

1,911 3 No impact

215 .

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free_trade_5_2016

Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the amount of

products

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or

decrease each of the following, or don't make much difference either way?

THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS AMERICNA BUSINESS SELL

Freq. Numeric Label

3,476 1 Increase

2,987 2 Decrease

1,338 3 No impact

199 .

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amcitizen_2016

Agree/Disagree - I would rather be a citizen of America than any other country

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

I WOULD RATHER BE A CITIZEN OF AMERICA THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

Freq. Numeric Label

5,125 1 Agree strongly

1,620 2 Agree

426 3 Disagree

133 4 Disagree strongly

582 8 Don't know

114 .

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amshamed_2016

Agree/Disagree - There are some things about America today that make me feel

ashamed

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

THERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT AMERICA TODAY THAT MAKE ME FEEL ASHAMED OF AMERICA

Freq. Numeric Label

2,305 1 Agree strongly

3,075 2 Agree

1,085 3 Disagree

1,143 4 Disagree strongly

274 8 Don't know

118 .

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belikeus_2016

146

Agree/Disagree - The world would be a better place if people from other

countries

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WERE MORE LIKE

AMERICANS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,277 1 Agree strongly

2,011 2 Agree

2,303 3 Disagree

783 4 Disagree strongly

1,504 8 Don't know

122 .

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prouddem_2016

How proud is R of America - The way democracy works

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How proud are you of America in each of the following?

THE WAY DEMOCRACY WORKS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,702 1 Very proud

3,234 2 Somewhat proud

1,159 3 Not very proud

459 4 Not proud at all

347 8 Don't know

99 .

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proudhis_2016

How proud is R of America - Its history

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How proud are you of America in each of the following?

ITS HISTORY

Freq. Numeric Label

3,639 1 Very proud

2,691 2 Somewhat proud

912 3 Not very proud

406 4 Not proud at all

241 8 Don't know

111 .

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proudgrp_2016

How proud is R of America - Its fair and equal treatment of all groups in

society

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How proud are you of America in each of the following?

ITS FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL GROUPS IN SOCIETY

Freq. Numeric Label

147

1,819 1 Very proud

2,708 2 Somewhat proud

1,996 3 Not very proud

1,062 4 Not proud at all

334 8 Don't know

81 .

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ambornin_2016

Importance to being an American - To have been born in America

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO HAVE BEEN BORN IN AMERICA

Freq. Numeric Label

2,178 1 Very important

1,631 2 Fairly important

2,104 3 Not very important

1,827 4 Not important at all

159 8 Don't know

101 .

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amcit_2016

Importance to being an American - To have American citizenship

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO HAVE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP

Freq. Numeric Label

5,393 1 Very important

1,769 2 Fairly important

470 3 Not very important

134 4 Not important at all

142 8 Don't know

92 .

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amlived_2016

Importance to being an American - To have lived in America for most of one's

life

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO HAVE LIVED IN AMERICA FOR MOST OF ONE’S LIFE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,953 1 Very important

1,910 2 Fairly important

148

2,304 3 Not very important

1,529 4 Not important at all

198 8 Don't know

106 .

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amenglish_2016

Importance to being an American - To be able to speak English

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Freq. Numeric Label

4,906 1 Very important

1,943 2 Fairly important

644 3 Not very important

301 4 Not important at all

117 8 Don't know

89 .

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amchrstn_2016

Importance to being an American - To be Christian

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO BE CHRISTIAN

Freq. Numeric Label

1,657 1 Very important

1,222 2 Fairly important

1,548 3 Not very important

3,215 4 Not important at all

249 8 Don't know

109 .

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amgovt_2016

Importance to being an American - To respect American political institutions and

laws

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO RESPECT AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND LAWS

Freq. Numeric Label

5,361 1 Very important

2,032 2 Fairly important

273 3 Not very important

86 4 Not important at all

149

168 8 Don't know

80 .

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amwhite_2016

Importance to being an American - To be of European heritage or descent

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO BE OF EUROPEAN HERITAGE OR DESCENT

Freq. Numeric Label

433 1 Very important

693 2 Fairly important

2,337 3 Not very important

4,047 4 Not important at all

385 8 Don't know

105 .

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amdiverse_2016

Importance to being an American - To accept people of diverse backgrounds

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly

American. Others say they are not important. How important do you think each of

the following is to being American?

TO ACCEPT PEOPLE OF DIVERSE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS

Freq. Numeric Label

4,469 1 Very important

2,420 2 Fairly important

595 3 Not very important

241 4 Not important at all

190 8 Don't know

85 .

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sexism1_2016

Gender Roles - Women should return to their traditional roles in society

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement.

WOMEN SHOULD RETURN TO THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLES IN SOCIETY

Freq. Numeric Label

331 1 Strongly Agree

933 2 Somewhat Agree

2,207 3 Somewhat Disagree

4,400 4 Strongly Disagree

129 .

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sexism2_2016

150

Gender Roles - When women demand equality these days, they are actually seeking

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement.

WHEN WOMEN DEMAND EQUALITY THESE DAYS,THEY ARE ACTUALLY SEEKING SPECIAL FAVORS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,039 1 Strongly Agree

1,852 2 Somewhat Agree

1,988 3 Somewhat Disagree

2,991 4 Strongly Disagree

130 .

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sexism3_2016

Gender Roles - Women often miss out on good jobs because of discrimination

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement.

WOMEN OFTEN MISS OUT ON GOOD JOBS BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION

Freq. Numeric Label

2,031 1 Strongly Agree

2,912 2 Somewhat Agree

2,031 3 Somewhat Disagree

905 4 Strongly Disagree

121 .

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sexism4_2016

Gender Roles - Women who complain about harassment often cause more problems

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement.

WOMEN WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT HARASSMENT OFTEN CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS THAN THEY SOLVE

Freq. Numeric Label

670 1 Strongly Agree

1,807 2 Somewhat Agree

2,472 3 Somewhat Disagree

2,919 4 Strongly Disagree

132 .

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sexism5_2016

Gender Roles - Sexual harassment against women in the workplace is no longer a

problem

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM IN THE

UNITED STATES

Freq. Numeric Label

151

295 1 Strongly Agree

1,253 2 Somewhat Agree

3,090 3 Somewhat Disagree

3,249 4 Strongly Disagree

113 .

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sexism6_2016

Gender Roles - Increased opportunities for women have significantly improved

quality of life

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor disagree with

each statement.

INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF

LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

Freq. Numeric Label

2,801 1 Strongly Agree

3,989 2 Somewhat Agree

893 3 Somewhat Disagree

196 4 Strongly Disagree

121 .

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gender_equality_2016

Men and women’s opportunities for achievement

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the U.S. today, do men have more opportunities for achievement than women

have, do women have more opportunities than men, or do they have equal

opportunities?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,342 1 Men have more opportunities than

women

2,622 2 Men and women have equal

opportunities

557 3 Women have more opportunities

than men

438 8 Don't know

41 .

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race_deservemore_2016

RACIAL ATTITUDES - Over the past few years, Blacks have gotten less than they

deserve

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BLACKS HAVE GOTTEN LESS THAN THEY DESERVE

Freq. Numeric Label

928 1 Strongly Agree

1,860 2 Agree

2,051 3 Disagree

152

2,312 4 Strongly Disagree

663 8 Don't Know

186 .

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race_overcome_2016

RACIAL ATTITUDES - Other minorities overcame prejudice and worked their way up

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

IRISH, ITALIAN, JEWISH, AND MANY OTHER MINORITIES OVERCAME PREJUDICE AND WORKED

THEIR WAY UP. BLACKS SHOULD DO THE SAME WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL FAVORS.

Freq. Numeric Label

2,484 1 Strongly Agree

2,485 2 Agree

1,403 3 Disagree

1,058 4 Strongly Disagree

449 8 Don't Know

121 .

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race_tryharder_2016

RACIAL ATTITUDES - It's really a matter of some people not trying hard enough

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

IT’S REALLY A MATTER OF SOME PEOPLE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH; IF BLACKS WOULD ONLY

TRY HARDER THEY COULD BE JUST AS WELL OFF AS WHITES

Freq. Numeric Label

1,441 1 Strongly Agree

2,506 2 Agree

1,601 3 Disagree

1,704 4 Strongly Disagree

632 8 Don't Know

116 .

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race_slave_2016

RACIAL ATTITUDES - Generations of slavery and discrimination have created

conditions

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

GENERATIONS OF SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION HAVE CREATED CONDITIONS THAT MAKE IT

DIFFICULT FOR BLACKS TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF THE LOWER CLASS.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,267 1 Strongly Agree

1,917 2 Agree

1,711 3 Disagree

2,647 4 Strongly Disagree

361 8 Don't Know

153

97 .

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policies_favor_2016

Who does the policies of the Obama administration favor

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In general, do you think the policies of the Obama administration favor whites

over blacks, favor blacks over whites, or do they treat both groups about the

same?

Freq. Numeric Label

376 1 Favor whites over blacks

2,842 2 Favor blacks over whites

3,904 3 Treat both groups the same

833 8 Don't know

45 .

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reverse_discrimination_2016

Agree/Disagree - Today discrimination against whites has become as big a problem

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Today discrimination against whites has become as big a problem as

discrimination against blacks and other minorities.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,638 1 Strongly Agree

2,203 2 Agree

1,401 3 Disagree

2,016 4 Strongly Disagree

681 8 Don't Know

61 .

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inc_opp_blacks_2016

Agree/Disagree - Increased opportunities for blacks have significantly improved

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Increased opportunities for blacks have significantly improved the quality of

life in the United States.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,178 1 Strongly Agree

3,863 2 Agree

1,102 3 Disagree

338 4 Strongly Disagree

1,451 8 Don't Know

68 .

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race_majority_1_2016

Minorities new majority - Americans will learn more from one another and be

enriched

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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African Americans,

Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups will together be a

154

majority of the population. Thinking about the likely impact of this coming

demographic change, how much you agree or disagree with each of these

statements?

AMERICANS WILL LEARNMORE FROM ONE ANOTHER AND BE ENRICHED BY EXPOSURE TO MANY

DIFFERENT CULTURES

Freq. Numeric Label

2,030 1 Strongly agree

3,849 2 Agree

1,579 3 Disagree

384 4 Strongly disagree

158 .

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race_majority_2_2016

Minorities new majority - A bigger, more diverse workforce will lead to more

economic growth

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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African Americans,

Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups will together be a

majority of the population. Thinking about the likely impact of this coming

demographic change, how much you agree or disagree with each of these

statements?

A BIGGER, MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE WILL LEAD TO MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH

Freq. Numeric Label

1,858 1 Strongly agree

3,746 2 Agree

1,881 3 Disagree

349 4 Strongly disagree

166 .

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race_majority_3_2016

Minorities new majority - There will be too many demands on government services

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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African Americans,

Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups will together be a

majority of the population. Thinking about the likely impact of this coming

demographic change, how much you agree or disagree with each of these

statements?

THERE WILL BE TOO MANY DEMANDS ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Freq. Numeric Label

1,787 1 Strongly agree

2,541 2 Agree

2,699 3 Disagree

805 4 Strongly disagree

168 .

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race_majority_4_2016

Minorities new majority - There will not be enough jobs for everybody

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155

Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African Americans,

Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups will together be a

majority of the population. Thinking about the likely impact of this coming

demographic change, how much you agree or disagree with each of these

statements?

THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH JOBS FOR EVERYBODY.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,181 1 Strongly agree

2,673 2 Agree

3,224 3 Disagree

755 4 Strongly disagree

167 .

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_1_2016

CHILD-REARING SCALE - Independence vs Respect for elders

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Which do you think is more important for a child to have?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,306 1 Independence

5,310 2 Respect for elders

384 .

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_2_2016

CHILD-REARING SCALE - Curiosity vs Good manners

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Which do you think is more important for a child to have?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,379 1 Curiosity

4,223 2 Good manners

398 .

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_3_2016

CHILD-REARING SCALE - Obedience vs Self reliance

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Which do you think is more important for a child to have?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,727 1 Obedience

4,875 2 Self reliance

398 .

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_4_2016

CHILD-REARING SCALE - Considerate vs Well behaved

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Which do you think is more important for a child to be?

Freq. Numeric Label

156

4,917 1 Considerate

2,652 2 Well behaved

431 .

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CIVIC_PARTICIPATION_2016

Frequency R participates in a non-religious activity group

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In general, how often, if at all, do you participate in a non-religious activity

group, such as sports team, book club, PTA or neighborhood association?

Freq. Numeric Label

550 1 More than once a week

768 2 Once a week

1,028 3 Once or twice a month

1,151 4 A few times a year

2,303 5 Seldom

2,146 6 Never

54 .

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POLITICAL_CORRECTNESS_2016

Statement that is closest to R's views

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Which comes closer to your own views, even if neither is exactly right?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,646 1 People need to be more careful

about the language they use to

avoid offending people with

different backgrounds or value

5,870 2 Even if some people are

offended, Americans need to be

able to speak frankly about

controversial issues and

problems fac

436 8 Don't know

48 .

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race_2016

Race

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What racial or ethnic group best describes you?

Freq. Numeric Label

6,371 1 White

670 2 Black

404 3 Hispanic

123 4 Asian

59 5 Native American

191 6 Mixed

169 7 Other

13 8 Middle Eastern

157

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race_other_2016

Race, other

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

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race_fate_2016

How much does what happens to people who are the same race as R affect what

happens to you

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How much do you think that what happens generally to [$race_ethnicity] in this

country will have something to do with what happens in your life?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,738 1 A lot

3,580 2 Some

2,079 3 Not very much

533 4 None

70 .

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race_importance_2016

Importance of race/ethnicity to R's identity

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How important is being [$race_ethnicity] to your identity?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,409 1 Extremely important

1,370 2 Very important

1,820 3 Moderately important

1,196 4 A little important

2,138 5 Not at all important

67 .

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labunmemb_2016

Union membership

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Are you personally or is someone in your household a member of a labor union?

Freq. Numeric Label

874 1 Yes, I personally belong to a

union

629 2 I do not belong to a union, but

another person in my household

does

6,459 3 No one in my household belongs

to a union

38 .

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milstat_1_2016

158

Military Household - I am

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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is currently

serving or has ever served in the U.S. military. Immediate family is defined as

your parents, siblings, spouse, and children. Please check all boxes that

apply.

I AM CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE U.S. MILITARY

Freq. Numeric Label

39 1 Yes

7,961 2 No

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milstat_2_2016

Military Household - Family

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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is currently

serving or has ever served in the U.S. military. Immediate family is defined as

your parents, siblings, spouse, and children. Please check all boxes that

apply.

I HAVE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE U.S. MILITARY

Freq. Numeric Label

556 1 Yes

7,444 2 No

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milstat_3_2016

Military Household - I served previously

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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is currently

serving or has ever served in the U.S. military. Immediate family is defined as

your parents, siblings, spouse, and children. Please check all boxes that

apply.

I PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY BUT I AM NO LONGER ACTIVE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,381 1 Yes

6,619 2 No

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milstat_4_2016

Military Household - Family served previously

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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is currently

serving or has ever served in the U.S. military. Immediate family is defined as

your parents, siblings, spouse, and children. Please check all boxes that

apply.

MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY BUT ARE NO

LONGER ACTIVE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,871 1 Yes

4,129 2 No

159

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milstat_5_2016

Military Household - None

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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is currently

serving or has ever served in the U.S. military. Immediate family is defined as

your parents, siblings, spouse, and children. Please check all boxes that

apply.

NEITHER MYSELF NOR ANY MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDAITE FAMILY HAVE EVER SERVED IN THE

U.S. MILITARY

Freq. Numeric Label

2,901 1 Yes

5,099 2 No

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gunown_2016

Personal gun ownership

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Do you or does anyone in your household own a gun?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,264 1 Personally own a gun

817 2 Don't personally own a gun, but

someone in the household owns a

gun

4,284 3 No one in the household owns a

gun

527 8 Don't know

108 .

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smoke100_2016

Smoking history

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Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,909 1 Yes

4,069 2 No

22 .

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smokenow_2016

Current smoking status

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How often do you smoke cigarettes?

Freq. Numeric Label

881 1 Every day

261 2 Some days

2,757 3 Not at all

4,101 .

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160

healthdk_0_2016

Own health insurance coverage

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Do you currently have health insurance?

Freq. Numeric Label

7,444 1 Yes

509 2 No

28 8 Don't know

19 .

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healthcov2_2016

Health coverage type

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What kind of health care coverage do you currently have?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,080 1 I have private insurance or

belong to an HMO.

2,760 2 I'm covered by a government

plan, such as Medicare or

Medicaid.

517 3 Other

67 8 Don't know

576 .

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healthcov_t_2016

Health coverage type - Text

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

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alcohol_2016

Addicted to alcohol

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Do you, personally, know anyone who has been addicted to...?

ALCOHOL

Freq. Numeric Label

4,801 1 Yes

3,115 2 No

84 .

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painkillers_2016

Addicted to prescription Painkillers

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Do you, personally, know anyone who has been addicted to...?

PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS

Freq. Numeric Label

2,564 1 Yes

161

5,283 2 No

153 .

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drugs_2016

Addicted to illegal Drugs

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Do you, personally, know anyone who has been addicted to...?

ILLEGAL DRUGS

Freq. Numeric Label

3,307 1 Yes

4,564 2 No

129 .

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victim_12mo_2016

Likelihood R Will be a victim of a crime in the next 12 months

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How likely do you think it is that you may be the victim of a crime in the next

12 months?

Freq. Numeric Label

177 1 Very likely

1,183 2 Somewhat Likely

2,777 3 Somewhat Unlikely

2,321 4 Very Unlikely

1,496 8 Don't know

46 .

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educ_2016

Education

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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Freq. Numeric Label

150 1 No HS

1,876 2 High school graduate

1,771 3 Some college

841 4 2-year

2,029 5 4-year

1,333 6 Post-grad

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marstat_2016

Marital Status

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What is your marital status?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,790 1 Married

106 2 Separated

978 3 Divorced

162

551 4 Widowed

1,319 5 Single

254 6 Domestic partnership

2 .

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child18_2016

Children under the age of 18

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Are you the parent or guardian of any children under the age of 18?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,422 1 Yes

6,578 2 No

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employ_2016

Employment Status

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Which of the following best describes your current employment status?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,331 1 Full-time

770 2 Part-time

37 3 Temporarily laid off

296 4 Unemployed

2,361 5 Retired

558 6 Permanently disabled

428 7 Homemaker

83 8 Student

135 9 Other

1 .

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employ_t_2016

Employment Status - open

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

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faminc_2016

Family income

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Thinking back over the last year, what was your family's annual income?

Freq. Numeric Label

203 1 Less than $10,000

484 2 $10,000 - $19,999

692 3 $20,000 - $29,999

744 4 $30,000 - $39,999

651 5 $40,000 - $49,999

655 6 $50,000 - $59,999

565 7 $60,000 - $69,999

551 8 $70,000 - $79,999

163

692 9 $80,000 - $99,999

559 10 $100,000 - $119,999

536 11 $120,000 - $149,999

321 12 $150,000 - $199,999

122 13 $200,000 - $249,999

66 14 $250,000 - $349,999

27 15 $350,000 - $499,999

25 16 $500,000 or more

42 31 $150,000 or more

1,065 97 Prefer not to say

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pid3_2016

3 point party ID

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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,881 1 Democrat

2,340 2 Republican

2,490 3 Independent

190 4 Other

99 5 Not sure

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pid3_t_2016

3 point party ID - other

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

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pid7_2016

7 point Party ID

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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,964 1 Strong Democrat

917 2 Not very strong Democrat

725 3 Lean Democrat

1,187 4 Independent

804 5 Lean Republican

998 6 Not very strong Republican

1,342 7 Strong Republican

63 8 Not sure

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ideo5_2016

Ideology

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In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?

Freq. Numeric Label

670 1 Very liberal

164

1,329 2 Liberal

2,823 3 Moderate

2,100 4 Conservative

839 5 Very conservative

233 6 Not sure

6 .

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newsint_2016

Political Interest

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Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most

of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that

interested. Would you say you follow what's going on in government and public

affairs ...

Freq. Numeric Label

5,480 1 Most of the time

1,693 2 Some of the time

551 3 Only now and then

214 4 Hardly at all

54 7 Don't know

8 .

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pew_bornagain_2016

Born Again (Pew version)

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Would you describe yourself as a “born-again” or evangelical Christian, or not?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,176 1 Yes

5,818 2 No

6 .

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pew_religimp_2016

Importance of religion (Pew version)

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How important is religion in your life?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,227 1 Very important

1,962 2 Somewhat important

1,129 3 Not too important

1,682 4 Not at all important

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pew_churatd_2016

Church attendance (Pew version)

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Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?

Freq. Numeric Label

165

602 1 More than once a week

1,486 2 Once a week

563 3 Once or twice a month

978 4 A few times a year

1,837 5 Seldom

2,453 6 Never

74 7 Don't know

7 .

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pew_prayer_2016

Frequency of Prayer (Pew version)

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People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of attending religious

services, how often do you pray?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,502 1 Several times a day

1,162 2 Once a day

983 3 A few times a week

159 4 Once a week

501 5 A few times a month

1,135 6 Seldom

1,357 7 Never

194 8 Don't know

7 .

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religpew_2016

Pew religion

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What is your present religion, if any?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,200 1 Protestant

1,698 2 Roman Catholic

133 3 Mormon

27 4 Eastern or Greek Orthodox

265 5 Jewish

21 6 Muslim

63 7 Buddhist

9 8 Hindu

482 9 Atheist

509 10 Agnostic

1,260 11 Nothing in particular

328 12 Something else

5 .

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religpew_t_2016

Religion - Text

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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “SOMETHING ELSE”]

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166

votemeth16_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for votemeth16

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presvote16post_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for presvote16post

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vote2016_cand2_rnd_2016

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Clinton_Rubio_rnd_2016

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Clinton_Cruz_rnd_2016

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Sanders_Trump_rnd_2016

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Sanders_Rubio_rnd_2016

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second_chance_rnd_2016

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obamaapp_rnd_2016

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fav_grid_row_rnd_2016

Row randomization spec for fav_grid

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fav_grid_col_rnd_2016

Column randomization spec for grid rows

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167

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PARTY_AGENDAS_D_grid_row_rnd_2016

Row randomization spec for PARTY_AGENDAS_D_grid

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PARTY_AGENDAS_R_grid_row_rnd_2016

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RIGGED_SYSTEM_grid_row_rnd_2016

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track_rnd_2016

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persfinretro_rnd_2016

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econtrend_rnd_2016

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Americatrend_rnd_2016

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futuretrend_rnd_2016

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wealth_rnd_2016

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values_culture_rnd_2016

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US_respect_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for US_respect

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168

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trust_people_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for trust_people

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helpful_people_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for helpful_people

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fair_people_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for fair_people

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t1_grid_row_rnd_2016

Thermometer randomization spec for t1_grid

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imiss_row_rnd_2016

Row randomization spec for imiss

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imiss_col_rnd_2016

Column randomization spec for grid rows

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immi_contribution_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for immi_contribution

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immi_naturalize_rnd_2016

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immi_makedifficult_rnd_2016

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immi_muslim_rnd_2016

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abortview3_rnd_2016

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gaymar_rnd_2016

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view_transgender_rnd_2016

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deathpen_rnd_2016

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police_threat_rnd_2016

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conviction_accuracy_rnd_2016

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healthreformbill_rnd_2016

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envwarm_rnd_2016

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envpoll2_rnd_2016

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affirmact_gen_rnd_2016

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taxdoug_rnd_2016

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gvmt_involment_rnd_2016

170

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tradepolicy_rnd_2016

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free_trade_grid_row_rnd_2016

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agree_grid_row_rnd_2016

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proud_grid_row_rnd_2016

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CONCEPTIONS_grid_row_rnd_2016

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sexism_grid_row_rnd_2016

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gender_equality_rnd_2016

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racialresent_grid_row_rnd_2016

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race_majority_row_rnd_2016

Row randomization spec for race_majority

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m_SC_1_SC_4_rnd_2016

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_1_grid_col_rnd

Column randomization spec for grid rows

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_2_grid_col_rnd

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_3_grid_col_rnd

Column randomization spec for grid rows

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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_4_grid_col_rnd

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POLITICAL_CORRECTNESS_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for POLITICAL_CORRECTNESS

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gunown_rnd_2016

Randomization spec for gunown

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TS_matched_2016

TargetSmart matched status

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Whether respondent was matched to a state voter file, as determined by the

company TargetSmart.

Freq. Value

3,173 ""

6,161 "Y"

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TS_vb_vf_voter_status_2016

TargetSmart voter status

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Whether respondent’s voter registration status was active according to a state

voter file, as determined by the company TargetSmart.

Freq. Value

3,173 ""

6,111 "Active"

50 "Inactive"

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TS_vb_vf_g_2016

172

TargetSmart general 2016 turnout

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Whether the respondent voted in the 2016 general election according to the state

voter file, as determined by the company TargetSmart.

Freq. Value

3,601 ""

737 "A" (Voter cast an absentee ballot)

3 "B" (Absentee/Mail-In, non-SOS, Applied via

Voter Recognition)

867 "E" (Voter cast an early vote ballot)

804 "M" (Voter cast a ballot by mail)

1,544 "P" (Voter cast a ballot at the polls)

2 "R" (Poll, non-SOS, Applied via Voter

Recognition)

1,774 "Y" (Individual voted in the election)

2 "Z" (Voted, no vote method available, non-SOS,

Applied via Voter Recognition )

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TS_vb_vf_pp_2016

TargetSmart presidential primary 2016 turnout

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For presidential primary elections that do not occur on the same date as other

primary elections: Whether the respondent voted in that 2016 presidential

primary election according to the state voter file, as determined by the company

TargetSmart.

Freq. Value

7,600 ""

277 "A" (Voter cast an absentee ballot)

206 "E" (Voter cast an early vote ballot)

119 "M" (Voter cast a ballot by mail)

655 "P" (Voter cast a ballot at the polls)

477 "Y" (Individual voted in the election)

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TS_vb_vf_pp_party_2016

TargetSmart presidential primary 2016 party

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For presidential primary elections that do not occur on the same date as other

primary elections: Party of the presidential primary that a respondent voted in

according to the state voter file, as determined by the company TargetSmart.

: Freq. Value

8,415 ""

419 "D"

1 "G"

499 "R"

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TS_vb_vf_p_2016

TargetSmart voterbase - Voting History: Primary 2016

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173

For presidential and non-presidential primary elections that occur on the same

date: Whether the respondent voted in that 2016 primary election according to

the state voter file, as determined by the company TargetSmart.

Freq. Value

5,862 ""

360 "A" (Voter cast an absentee ballot)

2 "B" (Absentee/Mail-In, non-SOS, Applied via

Voter Recognition)

463 "E" (Voter cast an early vote ballot)

234 "M" (Voter cast a ballot by mail)

1,048 "P" (Voter cast a ballot at the polls)

5 "Q" (Voter cast a provisional/questionable

ballot)

3 "R" (Poll, non-SOS, Applied via Voter

Recognition)

1,321 "Y" (Individual voted in the election)

36 "Z" (Voted, no vote method available, non-SOS,

Applied via Voter Recognition)

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TS_vb_vf_p_party_2016

TargetSmart voterbase - Party Voted: Primary Party 2016

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For presidential and non-presidential primary elections that occur on the same

date: Party of the primary that a respondent voted in according to the state

voter file, as determined by the company TargetSmart.

Freq. Value

7,478 ""

882 "D"

1 "G"

2 "L"

12 "N"

956 "R"

3 "U"

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L2_matched_2016

L2 matched status

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Whether respondent was matched to a state voter file, as determined by the

company L2.

Freq. Value

2,836 ""

6,498 "Y"

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L2_general_2016

L2 general 2016 turnout

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Whether the respondent voted in the 2016 general election according to the state

voter file, as determined by the company L2.

174

Freq. Value

3,203 ""

6,131 "Y"

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L2_primary_2016

L2 primary 2016 turnout

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Whether the respondent voted in a 2016 presidential primary election or other

primary election according to the state voter file, as determined by the company

L2.

Freq. Value

4,674 ""

587 "NA"

4,073 "Y"

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newsint2_baseline

Interest in news and public affairs

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Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most

of the time, whether there's an election going on or not. Others aren't that

interested. Would you say you follow what's going on in government and public

affairs ... ?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,232 1 Most of the time

1,916 2 Some of the time

590 3 Only now and then

234 4 Hardly at all

28 .

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track_baseline

Direction of country

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Would you say things in this country today are...

Freq. Numeric Label

1,852 1 Generally headed in the right

direction

5,289 2 Off on the wrong track

850 3 Not sure

9 .

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trustgovt_baseline

Trust government to do what's right

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175

How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to

do what is right?

Freq. Numeric Label

57 1 Just about always

700 2 Most of the time

7,155 3 Some of the time

88 .

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persfinretro_baseline

Change in personal finances over past year

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Would you say that you and your family are...

Freq. Numeric Label

957 1 Better off financially

3,619 2 About the same as now

3,291 3 Worse off financially

121 4 Not sure

12 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

econtrend_baseline

Trend of economy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,846 1 Getting better

2,863 2 About the same

3,016 3 Getting worse

266 4 Not sure

9 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

fatalism2_baseline

Factors determining success in life

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Success in life is

determined by forces outside of our control."

Freq. Numeric Label

344 1 Agree strongly

2,470 2 Agree somewhat

3,025 3 Disagree somewhat

1,722 4 Disagree strongly

394 5 Not sure

45 .

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obamaapp_baseline

Barack Obama Approval

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

176

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as

President?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,400 1 Strongly Approve

2,068 2 Somewhat Approve

997 3 Somewhat Disapprove

3,334 4 Strongly Disapprove

192 5 Not Sure

9 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

watchtv_baseline

Hours watch TV daily

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On a typical weekday, how many hours of television did you watch?

Freq. Numeric Label

498 1 None

2,362 2 1 - 2 hours

2,380 3 3 - 4 hours

2,724 4 More than 4 hours

36 .

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morn_show_1_baseline

Good Morning America (ABC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

GOOD MORNING AMERICA (ABC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,051 1 Yes

6,949 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

morn_show_2_baseline

Early Today (NBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

EARLY TODAY (NBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

304 1 Yes

7,696 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

morn_show_3_baseline

The Today Show (NBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

177

THE TODAY SHOW (NBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,115 1 Yes

6,885 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

morn_show_4_baseline

The Early Show (CBS)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

THE EARLY SHOW (CBS)

Freq. Numeric Label

489 1 Yes

7,511 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

morn_show_5_baseline

The Fox & Friends (Fox)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

THE FOX & FRIENDS (FOX)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,521 1 Yes

6,479 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

morn_show_6_baseline

American Morning (CNN)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

AMERICAN MORNING (CNN)

Freq. Numeric Label

550 1 Yes

7,450 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

morn_show_99_baseline

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

NONE OF THESE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,962 1 Yes

4,038 2 No

178

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_1_baseline

ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER (ABC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,305 1 Yes

6,695 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_2_baseline

CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (CBS)

Freq. Numeric Label

939 1 Yes

7,061 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_3_baseline

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,736 1 Yes

6,264 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_4_baseline

FOX Special Report with Bret Baier

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

FOX SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER

Freq. Numeric Label

1,668 1 Yes

6,332 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_5_baseline

PBS NewsHour

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

179

PBS NEWSHOUR

Freq. Numeric Label

672 1 Yes

7,328 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_6_baseline

CNN John King, USA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

JOHN KING, USA (CNN)

Freq. Numeric Label

569 1 Yes

7,431 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_7_baseline

MSNBC PoliticsNation

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MSNBC POLITICSNATION

Freq. Numeric Label

775 1 Yes

7,225 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

enews_show_99_baseline

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

NONE OF THESE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,495 1 Yes

5,505 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sundaytalkshow_1_baseline

Face the Nation (CBS)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

FACE THE NATION (CBS)

Freq. Numeric Label

965 1 Yes

7,035 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sundaytalkshow_2_baseline

180

This Week with Christiane Amanpour (ABC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

THIS WEEK WITH CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR (ABC)

Freq. Numeric Label

639 1 Yes

7,361 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sundaytalkshow_3_baseline

Fox News Sunday (FOX)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

FOX NEWS SUNDAY

Freq. Numeric Label

1,419 1 Yes

6,581 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sundaytalkshow_4_baseline

Meet the Press (MSNBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

MEET THE PRESS (MSNBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,325 1 Yes

6,675 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sundaytalkshow_5_baseline

State of the Union (CNN)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

STATE OF THE UNION (CNN)

Freq. Numeric Label

495 1 Yes

7,505 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sundaytalkshow_99_baseline

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch regularly on

television?

NONE OF THESE

181

Freq. Numeric Label

4,451 1 Yes

3,549 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_1_baseline

O'Reilly Factor (FOX)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

O’REILLY FACTOR (FOX NEWS)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,915 1 Yes

6,085 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_2_baseline

Hannity (FOX)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

HANNITY (FOX NEWS)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,401 1 Yes

6,599 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_3_baseline

On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (FOX)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

ON THE RECORD WITH GREAT VAN SUSTEREN (FOX NEWS)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,191 1 Yes

6,809 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_4_baseline

OutFront (CNN)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

OUTFRONT (CNN)

Freq. Numeric Label

265 1 Yes

7,735 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_5_baseline

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

ANDERSON COOPER 360

182

Freq. Numeric Label

1,422 1 Yes

6,578 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_6_baseline

Hardball with Chris Matthews (MSNBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

HARDBALL WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS (MSNBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,184 1 Yes

6,816 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_7_baseline

Ed Show (MSNBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

ED SHOW (MSNBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

783 1 Yes

7,217 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_8_baseline

The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW (MSNBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,239 1 Yes

6,761 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_9_baseline

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL (MSNBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

756 1 Yes

7,244 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

dailytalkshow_99_baseline

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

183

Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on television?

NONE OF THESE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,362 1 Yes

4,638 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_1_baseline

Nightline (ABC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

NIGHTLINE (ABC)

Freq. Numeric Label

810 1 Yes

7,190 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_2_baseline

The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS)

Freq. Numeric Label

944 1 Yes

7,056 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_3_baseline

Tonight show with Jay Leno (NBC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,065 1 Yes

6,935 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_4_baseline

Conan (TBS)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

CONAN (TBS)

Freq. Numeric Label

328 1 Yes

7,672 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_5_baseline

Daily Show (CC)

184

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

DAILY SHOW (COMEDY CENTRAL)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,337 1 Yes

6,663 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_6_baseline

The Colbert Report (CC)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

THE COLBERT REPORTR (COMEDY CENTRAL)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,116 1 Yes

6,884 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_7_baseline

60 Minutes

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

60 MINUTES (CNN)

Freq. Numeric Label

2,492 1 Yes

5,508 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_8_baseline

48 Hours

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

48 HOURS (CBS)

Freq. Numeric Label

1,248 1 Yes

6,752 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_9_baseline

Dateline NBC

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

DATELINE NBC

Freq. Numeric Label

1,741 1 Yes

6,259 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_10_baseline

185

ABC News 20/20

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

ABC NEWS 20/20

Freq. Numeric Label

1,491 1 Yes

6,509 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

latetalk_99_baseline

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?

NONE OF THESE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,791 1 Yes

5,209 2 No

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

localeve_baseline

Number days watch local evening news

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How many days in a typical week do you watch the local evening news in your

area?

Freq. Numeric Label

691 1 one

657 2 two

732 3 three

579 4 four

929 5 five

337 6 six

2,020 7 everyday

1,508 9 none

547 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

localnewspaper_baseline

Number days read local newspaper

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How many days in a typical week do you read a local newspaper available in your

area?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,197 1 one

654 2 two

472 3 three

292 4 four

363 5 five

190 6 six

2,302 7 everyday

2,470 9 none

186

60 .

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ideo5_baseline

Ideology

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thinking about politics these days, how would you describe your own political

viewpoint?

Freq. Numeric Label

562 1 Very liberal

1,330 2 Liberal

2,722 3 Moderate

2,164 4 Conservative

797 5 Very Conservative

413 6 Not sure

12 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_a_baseline

The war in Iraq

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

THE WAR IN IRAQ

Freq. Numeric Label

2,337 1 Very Important

3,126 2 Somewhat Important

1,697 3 Not very Important

732 4 Unimportant

108 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_b_baseline

The economy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

THE ECONOMY

Freq. Numeric Label

7,018 1 Very Important

827 2 Somewhat Important

45 3 Not very Important

13 4 Unimportant

97 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_c_baseline

Immigration

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

IMMIGRATION

Freq. Numeric Label

187

3,642 1 Very Important

2,639 2 Somewhat Important

1,243 3 Not very Important

378 4 Unimportant

98 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_d_baseline

The environment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

THE ENVIORNMENT

Freq. Numeric Label

3,102 1 Very Important

2,894 2 Somewhat Important

1,337 3 Not very Important

578 4 Unimportant

89 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_f_baseline

Terrorism

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

TERRORISM

Freq. Numeric Label

3,988 1 Very Important

2,609 2 Somewhat Important

1,034 3 Not very Important

284 4 Unimportant

85 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_g_baseline

Gay rights

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

GAY RIGHTS

Freq. Numeric Label

1,570 1 Very Important

1,893 2 Somewhat Important

1,947 3 Not very Important

2,481 4 Unimportant

109 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_h_baseline

Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

EDUCATION

188

Freq. Numeric Label

4,544 1 Very Important

2,488 2 Somewhat Important

652 3 Not very Important

214 4 Unimportant

102 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_j_baseline

Health care

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

HEALTH CARE

Freq. Numeric Label

5,962 1 Very Important

1,548 2 Somewhat Important

305 3 Not very Important

101 4 Unimportant

84 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_m_baseline

Social security

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

SOCIAL SECURITY

Freq. Numeric Label

5,443 1 Very Important

2,033 2 Somewhat Important

366 3 Not very Important

71 4 Unimportant

87 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_p_baseline

The budget deficit

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

THE BUDGET DEFICIT

Freq. Numeric Label

5,056 1 Very Important

2,000 2 Somewhat Important

661 3 Not very Important

193 4 Unimportant

90 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_q_baseline

The war in Afghanistan

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

189

How important are the following issues to you?

THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

Freq. Numeric Label

2,953 1 Very Important

3,417 2 Somewhat Important

1,131 3 Not very Important

388 4 Unimportant

111 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_r_baseline

Taxes

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

TAXES

Freq. Numeric Label

5,318 1 Very Important

2,113 2 Somewhat Important

429 3 Not very Important

69 4 Unimportant

71 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_s_baseline

Medicare

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

MEDICARE

Freq. Numeric Label

4,753 1 Very Important

2,422 2 Somewhat Important

615 3 Not very Important

136 4 Unimportant

74 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imiss_t_baseline

Abortion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How important are the following issues to you?

ABORTION

Freq. Numeric Label

2,447 1 Very Important

2,289 2 Somewhat Important

1,840 3 Not very Important

1,317 4 Unimportant

107 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

imissf_baseline

190

Most important issue

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which of these is the most important issue for you?

Freq. Numeric Label

15 1 The war in Iraq

2,980 2 The economy

360 3 Immigration

269 4 The environment

146 6 Terrorism

115 7 Gay rights

355 8 Education

917 10 Health care

880 13 Social security

841 16 The budget deficit

59 17 The war in Afghanistan

330 18 Taxes

230 19 Medicare

194 20 Abortion

309 .

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imissf2_baseline

Most important issue

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freq. Numeric Label

3 1 The war in Iraq

50 2 The economy

2 3 Immigration

6 4 The environment

1 6 Terrorism

1 7 Gay rights

6 8 Education

12 10 Health care

9 13 Social security

9 16 The budget deficit

3 17 The war in Afghanistan

20 18 Taxes

3 20 Abortion

7,875 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

immi_contribution_baseline

Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society

or are a drain?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,138 1 Mostly make a contribution

977 2 Neither

4,165 3 Mostly a drain

673 8 Not sure

47 .

191

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immi_naturalize_baseline

Do you favor or oppose providing a way for illegal immigrants already in the Uni

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in

the United States to become U.S. citizens?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,329 1 Favor

3,051 2 Oppose

1,570 3 Not sure

50 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

immi_makedifficult_baseline

Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US

legally than it is currently

Freq. Numeric Label

720 1 Much easier

1,433 2 Slightly easier

1,918 3 No change

1,456 4 Slightly harder

1,866 5 Much harder

554 8 Not sure

53 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

abortview3_baseline

View on Abortion

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think abortion should be...

Freq. Numeric Label

2,793 1 Legal in all cases

3,589 2 Legal in some cases and illegal

in others

1,087 3 Illegal in all cases

473 8 Not sure

58 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

gaymar2_baseline

Gay Marriage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,593 1 Favor

3,424 2 Oppose

954 3 Not sure

192

29 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

deathpenalty_baseline

Favor/oppose death penalty

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Are you in favor or opposed to the death penalty for persons convicted of

murder?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,732 1 Favor the death penalty

2,019 2 Opposed to the death penalty

1,189 8 Not sure

60 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

deathpenfreq_baseline

Death Penalty Frequency

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think the death penalty is imposed too often or not often enough?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,929 1 Too often

1,145 2 About right

3,446 3 Not often enough

1,419 4 Not sure

61 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

taxwealth_baseline

Increase Taxes on Wealthy

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor raising taxes on families with incomes over $200,000 per year?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,774 1 Favor

2,395 2 Oppose

806 3 Not sure

25 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

univhealthcov_baseline

Federal government responsibility for healthcare

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to see to it

that everyone has health care coverage?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,392 1 Yes

3,775 2 No

780 8 Not sure

53 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

healthtaxch3_baseline

193

Tax impact of health care reform plan

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In 2010, Congress passed a health care reform bill. Do you think you will pay

more or less in taxes under the new health care system?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,345 1 Pay more

1,922 2 About the same

577 3 Pay less

1,116 4 Not sure

40 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

healthqualch3_baseline

Quality impact of health care reform plan on personal care

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think that you will receive better or worse care under the new health

care system?

Freq. Numeric Label

893 1 Better care

3,090 2 About the same

3,233 3 Worse care

728 4 Not sure

56 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

healthreformbill_baseline

Reforms to health care reform bill

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think the health care reform bill should be expanded, kept the same, or

repealed?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,376 1 Expanded

790 2 Kept the same

3,600 3 Repealed

1,189 8 Not sure

45 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

envwarm_baseline

Existence of global warming

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Some people say that global temperatures have been going up slowly over the past

100 years - the phenomenon called "global warming." Do you think that global

warming is happening?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,140 1 Definitely is happening

2,024 2 Probably is happening

1,209 3 Probably is not happening

1,034 4 Definitely is not happening

545 5 Not sure

194

48 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

envser2_baseline

Seriousness of global warming problem

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How serious a problem do you think global warming is?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,667 1 Very serious

2,061 2 Somewhat serious

1,797 3 Not very serious

396 4 Not sure

1,079 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

envpoll2_baseline

Cause of global warming

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you think global warming has been caused by pollution from human activities

(such as emissions from cars and factories) or by natural causes?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,938 1 Pollution from human activities

1,660 2 Natural causes not related to

human activities

1,311 3 Not sure

1,091 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

affirmact_gen_baseline

Favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and racial minorities

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and

racial minorities?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,341 1 Favor

3,747 2 Oppose

1,859 8 Not sure

53 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

tradepolicy_baseline

Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,502 1 Favor

1,461 2 Oppose

1,975 8 Not Sure

62 .

195

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

govt_reg_baseline

In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation of business

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation of business

by the government?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,420 1 Too much

1,232 2 About the right amount

2,368 3 Too little

938 8 Not sure

42 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pid7_baseline

7 point Party ID

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,809 1 Strong Democrat

1,000 2 Not very strong Democrat

830 3 Lean Democrat

1,067 4 Independent

852 5 Lean Republican

879 6 Not very strong Republican

1,360 7 Strong Republican

114 8 Not sure

89 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pid3_t_baseline

point party ID - other

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pid3_baseline

3 point party ID

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Freq. Numeric Label

2,822 1 Democrat

2,257 2 Republican

2,540 3 Independent

141 4 Other

199 5 Not sure

41 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pid7others_baseline

Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic or the Republican Party?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

196

Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic or the Republican Party?

Freq. Numeric Label

57 3 Lean Democrat

113 4 Independent

86 5 Lean Republican

83 8 Not sure

7,661 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

vote_generic_baseline

Generic presidential vote intention

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If an election for president was going to be held now, would you vote for...

Freq. Numeric Label

3,335 1 The Democratic Party candidate

3,062 2 The Republican Party candidate

248 3 Other

1,092 4 Not sure

172 5 I would not vote

91 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

match_generic_t_baseline

(unlabeled)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

cong2012_2_baseline

2012 Congressional vote

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If an election for U.S. Congress were being held today, who would you vote for

in the district where you live?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,187 1 The Democratic Party candidate

2,997 2 The Republican Party candidate

184 3 Other

1,363 4 Not sure

184 5 I would not vote

85 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

cong2012_2_t_baseline

(unlabeled)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

marstat_baseline

Marital Status

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

197

Freq. Numeric Label

4,773 1 Married

113 2 Separated

931 3 Divorced

370 4 Widowed

1,439 5 Single

366 6 Domestic partnership

8 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PARTYID_SP_baseline

Party identification of spouse

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Generally speaking, does your spouse usually think of himself or herself as a

Republican, Democrat, or Independent?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,641 1 Republican

1,457 2 Democrat

1,364 3 Independent

270 8 Not sure

3,268 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

polinterest_baseline

Level of interest in politics/current events

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How interested are you in politics and current affairs?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,063 1 Very much interested

2,359 2 Somewhat interested

509 3 Not much interested

57 4 Not sure

12 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pol_know_baseline

How much would you say that you know about politics?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How much would you say that you know about politics?

Freq. Numeric Label

3,425 1 A lot

3,305 2 Some

1,037 3 A little

161 4 Nothing

72 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pk_ideo_baseline

Which political party do you think is more conservative?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

198

Which political party do you think is more conservative?

Freq. Numeric Label

555 1 Democratic Party

6,504 2 Republican Party

854 8 Not sure

87 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pk_house_baseline

Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. House

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. House of

Representatives?

Freq. Numeric Label

998 1 Democratic Party

6,072 2 Republican Party

857 8 Not sure

73 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pk_senate_baseline

Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. Senate?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. Senate?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,495 1 Democratic Party

1,478 2 Republican Party

949 8 Not sure

78 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pk_HMinL_baseline

Pelosi position

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What is Nancy Pelosi's job?

Freq. Numeric Label

5,296 1 Representative

1,544 2 Senator

831 3 Cabinet Member

25 4 Vice President

126 5 Judge

178 .

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pk_Speaker_baseline

John Boehner's title

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What is John Boehner's job?

Freq. Numeric Label

199

5,424 1 Representative

1,402 2 Senator

761 3 Cabinet Member

41 4 Vice President

154 5 Judge

218 .

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pk_HMajL_baseline

Eric Cantor's title

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What is Eric Cantor's?

Freq. Numeric Label

4,646 1 Representative

1,122 2 Senator

1,655 3 Cabinet Member

14 4 Vice President

228 5 Judge

335 .

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pk_SMinL_baseline

Mitch McConnell's title

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What is Mitch McConnell's job?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,429 1 Representative

5,238 2 Senator

868 3 Cabinet Member

23 4 Vice President

161 5 Judge

281 .

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pk_VP_baseline

Joseph Biden's title

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What is Joseph Biden's job?

Freq. Numeric Label

94 1 Representative

172 2 Senator

72 3 Cabinet Member

7,510 4 Vice President

24 5 Judge

128 .

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pk_SMajL_baseline

Harry Reid's title

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200

What is Harry Reid's job?

Freq. Numeric Label

924 1 Representative

6,007 2 Senator

625 3 Cabinet Member

13 4 Vice President

193 5 Judge

238 .

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pk_SCJ_baseline

John Robert's title

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What John Roberts' job?

Freq. Numeric Label

867 1 Representative

735 2 Senator

759 3 Cabinet Member

20 4 Vice President

5,283 5 Judge

336 .

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teapartymemb_baseline

Own involvement in Tea Party movement

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Do you think of yourself as a part of the Tea Party movement?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,388 1 Yes

5,590 2 No

966 3 Not Sure

56 .

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teapartsup_baseline

Support for Tea Party movement

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Generally speaking, do you support or oppose the goals of the Tea Party

movement?

Freq. Numeric Label

1,334 1 Strongly support

1,629 2 Somewhat support

1,064 3 Neither support, nor oppose

793 4 Somewhat oppose

2,488 5 Strongly oppose

650 8 Not sure

42 .

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selfdescr_ccap_1_baseline

201

Libertarian

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

LIBERTARIAN

Freq. Numeric Label

853 1 Yes

7,147 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_2_baseline

Socialist

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

SOCIALIST

Freq. Numeric Label

420 1 Yes

7,580 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_3_baseline

Green

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

GREEN

Freq. Numeric Label

1,472 1 Yes

6,528 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_4_baseline

Environmentalist

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

ENVIORNMENTALIST

Freq. Numeric Label

1,858 1 Yes

6,142 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_5_baseline

Liberal

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

LIBERAL

202

Freq. Numeric Label

1,833 1 Yes

6,167 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_6_baseline

Moderate

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

MODERATE

Freq. Numeric Label

2,981 1 Yes

5,019 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_7_baseline

Conservative

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

CONSERVATIVE

Freq. Numeric Label

3,113 1 Yes

4,887 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_8_baseline

Radical

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

RADICAL

Freq. Numeric Label

165 1 Yes

7,835 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_9_baseline

Progressive

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

PROGRESSIVE

Freq. Numeric Label

1,999 1 Yes

6,001 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_10_baseline

203

Traditional

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

TRADITIONAL

Freq. Numeric Label

3,175 1 Yes

4,825 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_11_baseline

Christian

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

CHRISTIAN

Freq. Numeric Label

3,775 1 Yes

4,225 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_12_baseline

Feminist

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

FEMINIST

Freq. Numeric Label

1,037 1 Yes

6,963 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_13_baseline

Fundamentalist

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following word

s, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

FUNDAMENTALIST

Freq. Numeric Label

361 1 Yes

7,639 2 No

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selfdescr_ccap_99_baseline

None of these

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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves. Which of the

following words, if any, would you use to describe yourself?

NONE OF THESE

204

Freq. Numeric Label

371 1 Yes

7,629 2 No

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abortidentity_baseline

Would you call yourself "pro-life" or "pro-choice"?

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Would you call yourself

Freq. Numeric Label

2,275 1 Pro-life

3,043 2 Pro-choice

1,932 3 Both pro-life and pro-choice

492 4 Neither

220 8 Not sure

38 .

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race_deservemore_baseline

Over the past few years, Blacks have gotten less than they deserve.

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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BLACKAS HAVE GOTTEN LESS THAN THEY DESERVE

Freq. Numeric Label

431 1 Strongly Agree

1,195 2 Agree

1,427 3 Don't Know

2,569 4 Disagree

2,342 5 Strongly Disagree

36 .

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race_overcome_baseline

Irish, Italian, Jewish, and many other minorities overcame prejudice and worked

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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

IRISH, ITALIAN, JEWISH, AND MANY OTHER MINORITIES OVERCAME PREJUDICE AND WORKED

THEIR WAY UP. BLACKS SHOULD DO THE SAME WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL FAVORS.

Freq. Numeric Label

2,384 1 Strongly Agree

2,690 2 Agree

1,011 3 Don't Know

1,325 4 Disagree

556 5 Strongly Disagree

34 .

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race_tryharder_baseline

205

It's really a matter of some people not trying hard enough; if Blacks would only

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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

IT’S REALLY A MATER OF SOME PEOPLE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH; IF BLACKS WOULD ONLY

TRY HARDER THEY COULD BE JUST AS WELL OFF AS WHITES.

Freq. Numeric Label

1,367 1 Strongly Agree

2,391 2 Agree

1,309 3 Don't Know

1,769 4 Disagree

1,129 5 Strongly Disagree

35 .

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race_slave_baseline

Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it d

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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us whether you

agree or disagree with each statement.

GENERATIONS OF SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION HAVE CREATED CONDITIONS THAT MAKE IT

DIFFICULT FOR BLACKS TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF THE LOWER CLASS.

Freq. Numeric Label

766 1 Strongly Agree

1,985 2 Agree

737 3 Don't Know

2,320 4 Disagree

2,162 5 Strongly Disagree

30 .

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therm_baseline

Thermometer Metadata

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blacks_t_baseline

Feeling thermometer – Blacks